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piezo-

  1. a combining form meaning “pressure,” used in the formation of compound words:

    piezometer.



piezo-

/ piːˈeɪzəʊ-; ˈpiːtsəʊ-; paɪˈiːzəʊ- /

combining_form

  1. pressure

    piezometer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of piezo-1

from Greek piezein to press
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Example Sentences

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When we first found the Piezo receptors in 2010, it was because we took a very reductionist approach.

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Every time you breathe, Piezo channels are monitoring how much your lungs are inflating.

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I downloaded the video footage using Quicktime’s screen record function and the audio using a handy app called Piezo.

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But by using computer simulations, they were able to sort out a set of rules for how to improve the material’s piezo performance with AC fields.

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Researchers are zooming in on the huge, complex Piezo proteins that power our sense of touch.

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