"Burgers vector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Burgers vectors [plural]
Etymology: Named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Burgers vector (plural Burgers vectors)
  1. (crystallography) A mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice. Wikipedia link: Burgers vector, Jan Burgers Categories (topical): Crystallography, Materials science

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