crystal system
English
Noun
crystal system (plural crystal systems)
- (crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.
- 1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life:
- The crystal system to which a particular molecule belongs can make a considerable difference to how easy it is to solve.
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Translations
symmetry classification
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