piezo

Examples

• All

• A piezo tip with 1-nm resolution is available as an option.

  Academic text (2006)

• Piezo materials can also be used to harvest energy.

  Academic text (2002)

• Van Schoor said the company is developing piezo materials for several potential applications.

  Academic text (2002)

• Piezo ceramic beam technology is suitable for a plant or laboratory environment.

  Academic text (2004)

• The piezo-actuator provides the desired pressure up to 100 lbs per square inch gauge within plus or minus 0.1 percent accuracy.

  Academic text (2000)

• Inside a MEMS tire-pressure monitor, a piezo-resistive pressure sensor and accelerometer are hard-wired to an application-specific integrated circuit.

  Academic text (2005)

• The piezo sensor effectively converts pressure changes into electrical signals for accurate measurements.

• A piezo actuator can adjust the position of delicate instruments by converting mechanical energy into electrical signals.

Synonyms

P

piezoelectric crystal

vspiezo

• Specialized

1 7.5

A crystal that makes electricity when pressed or bent

is a complete device that converts pressure or vibration into electrical signals

E

electromechanical transducer

vspiezo

• Specialized

6.8

A device that turns electrical signals into movement or movement into electrical signals

focuses only on converting mechanical pressure or vibration into electrical signals

Compounds

P

piezo effect

• Specialized

9.8

An electric charge some crystals like quartz make when pressed or their change in shape when given electricity

Surface Forms

Etymology