QUASICRYSTAL


Meaning of QUASICRYSTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwā-ˌzī-ˌkris-t ə l, -sī-, ˈkwä-zē-, -sē- ]

noun

Date: 1982

: a body of solid material that resembles a crystal in being composed of repeating structural units but that incorporates two or more unit cells into a quasiperiodic structure

• qua·si·crys·tal·line -ˈkris-tə-lən also -ˌlīn, -ˌlēn adjective

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