lithium niobate
noun
lithium ni·o·bate -ˈnī-ə-ˌbāt 
: a crystalline material LiNbO3 whose physical properties change in response to pressure or the presence of an electric field and which is used in fiber optics and as a synthetic gemstone
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Using that approach, Cleland and Kevin Satzinger, a UCSB graduate student, fashioned a resonator on a lithium niobate chip that rang for up to 150 nanoseconds. 
Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018
Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 14 Mar. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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