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Bravais lattice

[ brav-ey, bruh-vey ]
/ ˈbræv eɪ, brəˈveɪ /

noun

Crystallography. lattice (def. 4).

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Origin of Bravais lattice

Named after Auguste Bravais (died 1863), French physicist

Words nearby Bravais lattice

braunite, Braunschweig, Braunschweiger, brava, bravado, Bravais lattice, brave, brave face, put on a, brave it out, brave new world, bravery
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British Dictionary definitions for Bravais lattice

Bravais lattice
/ (ˈbræveɪ, brəˈveɪ) /

noun

crystallog any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals

Word Origin for Bravais lattice

named after Auguste Bravais, 19th-century French physicist
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