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crystal form

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noun

  1. crystallog a symmetrical set of planes in space, associated with a crystal, having the same symmetry as the crystal class Compare crystal habit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It can be a liquid or a crystal form too.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Previously, scientists produced this material in bulk crystal form and observed intriguing quantum states.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026

Now, they value the beauty and aesthetics over the composition and consider a mineral’s luster, transparency, crystal form and geometry.

From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022

If you take a close look at a handful of sand you will find that many of these bits of stone are made of quartz, a crystal form of silicon dioxide.

From The Guardian ● May 24, 2013

If a substance deposits itself on the faces of a crystal of another substance of similar crystal form, the substances are probably isomorphous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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