crystallographic

[ kris-tl-uh-graf-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography

Other Words From

• crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of crystallographic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; crystallo- + -graphic

Example Sentences

There are three interchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles to each other.

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There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles.

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Characterized by three crystallographic axes at right angles to each other, only two of them interchangeable.

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There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, only two of which are at right angles.

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Characterized by three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, none at right angles.

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