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flexoelectricity

noun

Etymology

From flexo- + electricity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”
  4. prefixed as flexoelectricity — “flexo + electricity”

Definitions

  1. The mechanoelectrical production of electricity by bending a material (especially some…

    The mechanoelectrical production of electricity by bending a material (especially some types of liquid crystal)

The neighborhood

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