ˈwidmənˌs]tet ə n-, ˈvitmənˌs(h)] noun plural
also wid·man·staet·ti·an figures | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|s(h)ted.ēən-
Usage: usually capitalized W
Etymology: widmanstaetten after Aloys B. Widmannstätten died 1849 Austrian mineralogist; widmanstaettian from Aloys B. Widmannstätten + English -an
: figures that appear on etched meteoric iron and exhibit its crystalline structure