piezo
Pressure makes electricity
Piezo is a combining form relating to pressure, specifically the electrical charge generated when certain crystals are compressed or stressed.
It appears in compounds like piezoelectric and piezometer.
In casual use, piezo often stands alone as shorthand for piezoelectric devices: The piezo in my lighter stopped working.
Guitar pickups, ignition systems, and pressure sensors commonly use piezo elements.
Energy form converter
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- microphoneAudio input device
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
gyroscope · MEMS · sensitivity · calibration · measurement · detection · instrumentation · precision
Crystalline silicon dioxide
- ceramicFired clay material
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- strainExcessive stretching force
- dielectricPolarizable electrical non-conductor
electromechanical · polarization · charge · PVDF · lattice · anisotropy · poling · dipole
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- buzzerElectric signaling device
- speakerOne who talks
- tweeterSpeaker for treble
sound · resonance · frequency · vibration · echo · audio · alarm · tone
Device producing controlled motion
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- stageRaised performance platform
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- inkjetSpray-based printing method
valve · pump · displacement · bender · autofocus
Tiny fiery particle
Microscale electricity-producing device
transducer
Energy form converter
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- microphoneAudio input device
pickup · gyroscope · MEMS · sensitivity · calibration · measurement · detection · instrumentation · precision
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
dielectric · electromechanical · polarization · charge · PVDF · lattice · anisotropy · poling · dipole
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
tweeter · sound · resonance · frequency · vibration · echo · audio · alarm · tone · echolocation
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- stageRaised performance platform
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
spark
Tiny fiery particle
nanogenerator
Microscale electricity-producing device
shoe · kinetic · micropower
piezothermoelectric
Heat-to-electricity converting
thermal · pyroelectric · magnetic · electromagnetic · photovoltaic
- piezoelectric effectStress-induced charge generation