A piezo sensor attached to the body of an instrument is known as a contact microphone. Piezoelectric sensors especially are used with high frequency sound in ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging …

The word "piezo" is derived from the Greek word for pressure. In 1880 Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered that pressure generates electrical charges in a number of crystals such as quartz and …

Piezo technology operates on the principle of the piezoelectric effect, which is observed in materials such as quartz and certain ceramics. These materials possess a unique, asymmetric crystalline …

Piezo as noted in all formal sources (dictionaries, Wiki, etc) is a Greek root meaning pressure or push. It's combined with some other words to make new nouns and adjectives.

Literally translated, “piezoelectricity” refers to electricity that’s the result of the application of latent heat and pressure.

Dec 2, 2023 · Piezoelectricity is a property of certain materials that allows them to generate an electric charge in response to applied mechanical stress. The term originates from the Greek word “piezein,” …

Dec 16, 2025 · piezoelectricity, appearance of positive electric charge on one side of certain nonconducting crystals and negative charge on the opposite side when the crystals are subjected to …

Some materials are naturally piezoelectric, like quartz. Others, like certain ceramics, can be made piezoelectric through a process called polarization. The amount of electricity generated is …

Modern applications of the piezoelectric effect can be found in sensors for force and acceleration, musical discs, microphones, and also in lighters. An applied voltage to a piezoelectric material can …

What is ‘piezo’? A piezo refers to a piezoelectric element/device that generates a voltage when force is applied (piezoelectric effect) or, conversely, is deformed when voltage is supplied (reverse …