having to do with systems driven by the effect of certain crystals, such as lead-zirconate-titanate, and other materials, which expand and contract in an alternating (charged) electrical field
(noun) A physical phenomenon exhibited by certain crystals which change their dimensions when subjected to an E-field (has an electrical field impressed across it) Conversely, when subjected to mechanical stress it creates an electrical signal This type of transducer is the driving element in a piezoelectric impulse system and frequently is the "stimulator" in a continuous ink jet system
a property of certain types of matter which generates an electrical charge when pressure is applied
Any material which provides a conversion between mechanical and electrical energy For a piezoelectric crystal, if mechanical stresses are applied on two opposite faces, electrical charges appear on some other pair of faces