crystallographic

[ kris-tl-uh-graf-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography

Other Words From

• crys·tal·lo·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of crystallographic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; crystallo- + -graphic

Example Sentences

Markel, however, did unearth a 14-page report for the 1960 Nobel in Chemistry by Arne Westgren, a professor of chemistry who was well versed in crystallographic studies of DNA and protein.

From Nautilus

There are three interchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles to each other.

From Project Gutenberg

There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes at right angles.

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Characterized by three crystallographic axes at right angles to each other, only two of them interchangeable.

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There are three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, only two of which are at right angles.

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Characterized by three noninterchangeable crystallographic axes, none at right angles.

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