"Wigner-Seitz cell" meaning in All languages combined

See Wigner-Seitz cell on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Wigner-Seitz cells [plural]
Etymology: Named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wigner-Seitz cell (plural Wigner-Seitz cells)
  1. (crystallography) A primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials. Categories (topical): Crystallography

Inflected forms

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