Editing Electrostriction (section)

{{short description|Ability of non-conductive materials to change shape under an electric field}}

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In [[electromagnetism]], '''electrostriction''' is a property of all electrical non-[[Electrical conductor|conductor]] or [[dielectrics]].{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} Electrostriction causes these materials to change their shape under the application of an [[electric field]].<ref name="smart2013">{{cite book | title=Smart Structures Theory | chapter=Magnetostrictives and Electrostrictives | publisher=Cambridge University Press | date=2013-12-30 | doi=10.1017/cbo9781139025164.007 | pages=581–684| isbn=978-0-521-86657-6 }}</ref>{{rp|662}} It is the [[Duality (electricity and magnetism)|dual]] property to [[magnetostriction]].