A transition in which a crystal switches from one stable orientation state into another that is equally stable by the application of a mechanical stress along an appropriate direction.
See: ferroic transition
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. 'Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 582 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030577)