piezo
- noun
- /ˈpiːɛzoʊ/
- Specialized
:
zumbador piezoeléctrico
- On both models, when the timer reaches zero, a piezo buzzer sounds.
Examples
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Inside was a PCB with a lithium battery, a plastic strip that actually turns the thing on, and a piezo speaker with a plastic resonator.
Blog text (7) -
The electronic toy features a piezo speaker that plays cheerful melodies when activated.
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So that is one of those piezo or piezo buzzers.
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So here we have a piezo buzzer.
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And the reason there was no sounds is because the piezo buzzer had worn through.
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Then we installed a piezo beeper that just made it sound like the blender was running faster.
Fiction book (1999) -
The timer went off, and a loud piezo buzzer signaled that the cooking was done.
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During the experiment, we used a piezo buzzer to alert us when the temperature reached the set point.
Synonyms
175
1.5
A device like a loudspeaker that plays sound
104
1.0
A small machine that makes a low, repeating sound to tell people something
A device that turns electric signals into loud sound you can hear from far away
Compounds
- Specialized
An electric charge some crystals like quartz make when pressed or their change in shape when given electricity
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Etymology
Piezo comes from the Greek root piezein 'to press', like the English word 'press', and a piezo buzzer or speaker makes sound by turning small pressure or vibration into an electric pulse that moves the piece of metal.