crystallographic

American  

[kris-tl-uh-graf-ik] / ˌkrɪs tl əˈgræf ɪk /

Also crystallographical

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• crystallographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of crystallographic

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

Example Sentences

Progress has also been slowed by the difficulty of producing high-quality thin films with a consistent crystallographic orientation.

From Science Daily

The research team overcame these obstacles by successfully creating RuO2 thin films with a single crystallographic orientation on sapphire substrates.

From Science Daily

He returned to London and confirmed that his most recent crystallographic data, as well as Franklin’s, clearly supported a double helix.

From Literature

Accompanying the article was another, by Gosling and Franklin, providing strong crystallographic evidence for the double-helical structure.

From Literature

One can speculate that the movement of polar walls17 — boundaries that form between two STO domains that have different crystallographic orientations18 — produces the spikes of current observed by Noël and co-workers.

From Nature