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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of piezo-1

from Greek piezein to press
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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.

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

From Nature

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