piezoelectric_effect has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal

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(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

Position ( 2 ) appears to us to be unlikely in_view_of the absence of a piezoelectric_effect and on general chemical structural grounds .

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