face-centered

American

[feys-sen-terd] / ˈfeɪsˌsɛn tərd /

adjective

Crystallography.

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

Etymology

Origin of face-centered

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 13, 2026

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 • Jan. 13, 2026

This is the same as a face-centered cubic arrangement.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Calculate the edge length of the face-centered cubic unit cell and the density of aluminum.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

What is the coordination number of an aluminum atom in the face-centered cubic structure of aluminum?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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