Medical Dictionary

electrostriction

noun elec·tro·stric·tion \-ˈstrik-shən\

Medical Definition of ELECTROSTRICTION

:  deformation of a dielectric body as the result of an applied electric field
elec·tro·stric·tive \-ˈstrik-tiv\ adjective

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