Bravais lattice

American

[brav-ay, bruh-vay] / ˈbræv eɪ, brəˈveɪ /

noun

Crystallography. lattice.

Bravais lattice British

/ brəˈveɪ-, ˈbræveɪ- /

noun

crystallog any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals

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Etymology

Origin of Bravais lattice

Named after Auguste Bravais (died 1863), French physicist

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