quasicrystal
/kwey-zahy-kris-tl, kwey-sahy‐, kwah-see‐, ‐zee‐/US // ˌkweɪ zaɪˈkrɪs tl, ˌkweɪ saɪ‐, ˌkwɑ si‐, ‐zi‐ //
类晶,类水晶,准晶,准水晶
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
Examples
Franke also wondered if quasicrystals could have practical uses.
By scattering X-rays through it, the researchers revealed that the material had a type of symmetry found only in quasicrystals.
This means quasicrystals can have properties that are forbidden for normal crystals.
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