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space group

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noun

Crystallography.
  1. a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.


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De Leon, from “Triangle of Sadness,” is a wonder as usual, and seems to command any room, space, group or scene she inhabits with a sly but iron-willed control.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

To ensure a class is developmentally appropriate, Jenkins suggests looking for a lot of open space, group tables instead of desks, and an environment that is mostly dedicated to allowing kids to explore independently.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Since the space group R32 is non-centro-symmetric, the Flack parameter was refined.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

TcdB2–TccC3 crystals belong to the primitive hexagonal space group P3221 with unit cell dimensions of 232 ×232×142Å and one molecule per AU.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014