[ 'ɛpɪtaksi ]
■ noun Crystallography the growth of crystals on a crystalline substrate that determines their orientation.
Derivatives
epitaxial adjective
Origin
1930s: from Fr. épitaxie , from Gk epi 'upon' + taxis 'arrangement'.
[ 'ɛpɪtaksi ]
■ noun Crystallography the growth of crystals on a crystalline substrate that determines their orientation.
Derivatives
epitaxial adjective
Origin
1930s: from Fr. épitaxie , from Gk epi 'upon' + taxis 'arrangement'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004