CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Crystallography

Crystallography is the science that examines the arrangement of atoms in solids. The word "crystallography" derives from the Greek words crystallon = cold drop / frozen drop, with its meaning extending to all solids with some degree of transparency, and grapho = write. A more comprehensive definition is: "Crystallography is the science of condensed matter with emphasis on the atomic or molecular structure and its relation to physical and chemical properties."

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crystallography

Noun

  1. The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids.
  2. The study of crystals.


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