face-centered

American  

[feys-sen-terd] / ˈfeɪsˌsɛn tərd /

adjective

Crystallography.

1. (of a crystal structure) having lattice points on the faces of the unit cells.

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Etymology

Origin of face-centered

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

These included a body-centered cubic arrangement, where an extra atom sits in the middle of the cube, or a face-centered cubic arrangement, where atoms occupy the centers of each face.

From Science Daily

Instead of forming a single orderly pattern, the oxygen atoms assemble into a mixed structure that combines face-centered cubic regions with hexagonal close-packed layers.

From Science Daily