piezoelectric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peys-

Proto-Indo-European *peysd-der.?

Ancient Greek πῐέζω (pĭézō)

English piezo-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

English piezoelectric

From piezo- + electric.

Adjective

piezoelectric (not comparable)

1. of or relating to piezoelectricity
   • 2021 July 26, Isabelle Gerretsen, “How pedestrians are lighting homes in Sierra Leone”, in BBC Future‎^[1]:

     He developed a piezoelectric device that harnesses energy from heat, movement and pressure – all which occur naturally in the environment.

Synonyms

• piezoelectrical

Derived terms

• nonpiezoelectric
• non-piezoelectric
• photopiezoelectric
• piezoelectric effect
• piezoelectric oscillator

Related terms

• piezoelectrics
• piezoelectrically
• piezoelectronic

Translations

of or relating to piezoelectricity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 壓電的 / 压电的 (yādiàn de), 具有壓電性的 / 具有压电性的 (jùyǒu yādiànxìng de)

  Wu: 壓電個 / 压电个，有壓電性個 / 有压电性个

• Czech: piezoelektrický
• Finnish: pietsosähköinen
• French: piézoélectrique (fr)
• German: piezoelektrisch
• Italian: piezoelettrico (it)
• Japanese: 圧電 (あつでん, atsuden), 圧電の (あつでんの, atsuden no)
• Kazakh: пьезоэлектрлі (pezoélektrlı), пьезоэлектрлік (pezoélektrlık)
• Polish: piezoelektryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: piezoelétrico (pt)
• Romanian: piezoelectric (ro)
• Russian: пьезоэлектрический (ru) (pʹjezoelektričeskij)
• Spanish: piezoeléctrico
• Ukrainian: п'єзоелектри́чний (pʺjezoelektrýčnyj)
• Vietnamese: áp điện (vi)

Noun

piezoelectric (plural piezoelectrics)

1. A piezoelectric material or device.

Translations

piezoelectric material

• Polish: piezoelektryk (pl) m inan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French piézo-électrique.

Adjective

piezoelectric m or n (feminine singular piezoelectrică, masculine plural piezoelectrici, feminine/neuter plural piezoelectrice)

1. piezoelectric

Declension

Declension of piezoelectric

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	piezoelectric		piezoelectrică	piezoelectrici	piezoelectrice
	definite	piezoelectricul		piezoelectrica	piezoelectricii	piezoelectricele
genitive- dative	indefinite	piezoelectric		piezoelectrice	piezoelectrici	piezoelectrice
	definite	piezoelectricului		piezoelectricei	piezoelectricilor	piezoelectricelor