"Bravais lattice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bravais lattices [plural]
Etymology: Studied by Auguste Bravais. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bravais lattice (plural Bravais lattices)
  1. (geometry, crystallography) An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice. Wikipedia link: Bravais lattice Categories (topical): Crystallography, Geometry

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