piezo-, piez- +
(Greek: to press; pressure; to squeeze)
An instrument or device which is used to measure acceleration, by recording the current variation across the pn junction of a transistor that has received a concentrated force from a seismic mass.
piezotropic
1. A reference to a growth movement in response to a compression stimulus.
2. Characterized by piezotropy.
2. Characterized by piezotropy.
piezotropism
A growth movement in response to a compression stimulus.
piezotropy
1. A behavior, exhibited by fluids, that is a function of thermodynamic variables.
2. The property of a fluid in which processes are characterized by a functional dependence of the thermodynamic functions of state called the coefficient of piezotropy.
2. The property of a fluid in which processes are characterized by a functional dependence of the thermodynamic functions of state called the coefficient of piezotropy.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "electricity": electro-; galvano-; hodo-; ion-; -tron; volt; biomechatronics, info; mechatronics, info.
