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crystallographic

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

adjective

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


Other Word Forms

  • crystallographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of crystallographic

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025

Nevertheless, this method has proved useful for calculating ionic radii from experimental measurements such as X-ray crystallographic determinations.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

In 1982, the Nobel committee awarded the chemistry prize to Dr. Klug “for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2018

The significance of the lone pair–π interaction in crystal engineering has been noted by Reedijk and co-workers, based on a thorough analysis of the crystallographic database91.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

Slowly and precisely he detailed how, in spite of much elaborate crystallographic analysis, little real progress had been made by Rosy since the day she arrived at King’s.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson