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piezoelectric crystal
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noun
- a crystal, such as quartz, that produces a potential difference across its opposite faces when under mechanical stress See also piezoelectric effect
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This penlike device used a BBQ lighter’s piezoelectric crystal, which generates a pulse of electricity when pressure is applied to it.
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