piezoresistancen.
/ˌpiːzəʊrᵻˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /pɪˌɛtsəʊrᵻˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /pʌɪˌiːzəʊrᵻˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌpʌɪᵻzəʊrᵻˈzɪst(ə)ns/, U.S. /piˌeɪzoʊrəˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /piˌeɪtsoʊrəˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /paɪˌizoʊrəˈzɪst(ə)ns/, /ˌpizoʊrəˈzɪst(ə)ns/ Physics.
Change in the electrical resistance of a solid when subjected to mechanical stress. Cf. piezoresistivity n.
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1954 Physical Rev. 94 42/2 The piezoresistance results for germanium and silicon..have been expressed in terms of the pressure coefficient of resistivity and two simple shear coefficients.
1970 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 41 811/2 The piezoresistance effect has been used in the past with success in determining the symmetry of the bands in various semiconductors.
1996 Biomedizinische-Technik 41 69 The main component of the new microprocessor-based system is a microtip probe for measuring piezoresistance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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