Piezoelectricity

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Piezoelectricity

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The property exhibited by some asymmetrical crystalline materials which when subjected to strain in suitable directions develop electric polarization proportional to the strain. </dd>
Inverse piezoelectricity is the effect in which mechanical strain is produced in certain asymmetrical crystalline materials when subjected to an external electric field; the strain is proportional to the electric field. </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use