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What is piezoelectricity?

What is piezoelectricity? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) The ability of certain crystals to generate a voltage in response to applied mechanical stress.
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Thus, electrical and mechanical changes are coupled, analogous to piezoelectricity.
Pyroelectricity and its relative piezoelectricity have been studied using a method devised by the German physicist August A. Kundt.
During the week, floating tiles would generate energy through piezoelectricity, a 19 th-century technology that is used to power quartz watches.
Electricity as a natural phenomenon shows up in many forms, including piezoelectricity, static electricity, atmospheric effects, and cosmic rays.
Our observation confirms that prestin is indeed a motor protein based on piezoelectricity.
Both are second-rank tensors, and, since electric field and polarization are vectors, the detailed treatment of piezoelectricity is complex.

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