piezo in All languages combined

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "piezo-",
      "piezo-#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the prefix piezo-.",
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      "expansion": "piezo (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves etc., where pressing a button causes a small spring-loaded hammer to strike a crystal of PZT or quartz, creating a voltage which ignites the gas."
      ],
      "id": "en-piezo-en-adj-ClAgJ4FG",
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        ],
        [
          "button",
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        ],
        [
          "spring-loaded",
          "spring-loaded"
        ],
        [
          "hammer",
          "hammer"
        ],
        [
          "crystal",
          "crystal"
        ],
        [
          "PZT",
          "PZT"
        ],
        [
          "quartz",
          "quartz"
        ],
        [
          "voltage",
          "voltage"
        ],
        [
          "gas",
          "gas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "piezo"
}

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{
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    [
      "piezo-",
      "piezo-#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the prefix piezo-.",
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      },
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves etc., where pressing a button causes a small spring-loaded hammer to strike a crystal of PZT or quartz, creating a voltage which ignites the gas."
      ],
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        [
          "ignition",
          "ignition"
        ],
        [
          "button",
          "button"
        ],
        [
          "spring-loaded",
          "spring-loaded"
        ],
        [
          "hammer",
          "hammer"
        ],
        [
          "crystal",
          "crystal"
        ],
        [
          "PZT",
          "PZT"
        ],
        [
          "quartz",
          "quartz"
        ],
        [
          "voltage",
          "voltage"
        ],
        [
          "gas",
          "gas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "piezo"
}

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"piezo" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]