crystallography

[ kris-tl-og-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌkrɪs tlˈɒg rə fi /

noun

the science dealing with crystallization and the forms and structure of crystals.

Nearby words

crystallized, crystallo-, crystallog., crystallographic, crystallographic axis, crystallography, crystalloid, crystallose, crystalluria, crèche, crème

Origin of crystallography

First recorded in 1795–1805; crystallo- + -graphy

Related formscrys·tal·log·ra·pher, noun

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Examples from the Web for crystallography

This was especially exemplified in the case of the Abb Hay, whose work in crystallography was to mean so much.
Catholic Churchmen in Science|James J. Walsh
Such regular interpenetrations are known in crystallography as “twins.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
The foundations of crystallography had been laid long before Miller's time.
Scientific Culture, and Other Essays|Josiah Parsons Cooke
Now in crystallography there are only thirty-two possible classes of crystal lattice construction.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith

Never was such a lecture on Crystallography before, had there been nothing else in it,—and there are all manner of things.
The Life of John Ruskin|W. G. Collingwood

British Dictionary definitions for crystallography

crystallography

/ (ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals

Derived Formscrystallographer, nouncrystallographic (ˌkrɪstələʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectivecrystallographically, adverb

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