epitaxy

American

[ep-i-tak-see] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæk si /

noun

Crystallography.

epitaxis.

epitaxy British

/ ˌɛpɪˈtæksɪəl, ˈɛpɪˌtæksɪ /

noun

the growth of a thin layer on the surface of a crystal so that the layer has the same structure as the underlying crystal

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Derived Forms

epitaxial

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

epitaxies

plural

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