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crys·tal·log·ra·phy
(krĭs′tə-lŏg′rə-fē)n.
The science of crystal structure and phenomena.
crys′tal·log′ra·pher n.
crys′tal·lo·graph′ic (-lə-grăf′ĭk), crys′tal·lo·graph′i·cal adj.
crys′tal·lo·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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crystallography
(ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Chemistry) the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
ˌcrystalˈlographer n
crystallographic adj
ˌcrystalloˈgraphically adv
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crys•tal•log•ra•phy
(ˌkrɪs tlˈɒg rə fi)n.
the study of crystallization and the forms and structure of crystals.
[1795–1805]
crys`tal•log′ra•pher, n.
crys`tal•lo•graph′ic (-əˈgræf ɪk) crys`tal•lo•graph′i•cal, adj.
crys`tal•lo•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
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crystallography
the science that studies crystallization and the forms and structures of crystals. — crystallographer, n. — crystallographic, crystallographical, adj.
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Noun | 1. | crystallography - the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" monoclinic - having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; "monoclinic system" |
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crystallography
n → Kristallografie f
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