crystallography

[kris-tl-og-ruh-fee]

noun

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

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

Historical Examples of crystallography

Needless to say crystallography is not confronted with problems of such a nature.
The Organism as a Whole
Jacques Loeb
Crystallography, however, did not absorb all Hay's attention.
Catholic Churchmen in Science
James J. Walsh
There has been nothing peculiar, however, in the growth of crystallography.
Scientific Culture, and Other Essays
Josiah Parsons Cooke
He introduced a new classification of minerals, based on crystallography.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia
Various
The animal was classified very nearly after the manner adopted in crystallography.
Bramble-bees and Others
J. Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for crystallography

crystallography

noun

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

Derived Formscrystallographer, nouncrystallographic (ˌkrɪstələʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectivecrystallographically, adverb

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