"lonsdaleite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɒnzdəlaɪt/, /ˈlɒnzˌdeɪlaɪt/ Forms: lonsdaleites [plural]
Etymology: Lonsdale + -ite, in honour of Irish crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Lonsdale|ite}} Lonsdale + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lonsdaleite (usually uncountable, plural lonsdaleites)
  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon. Also called hexagonal diamond. Wikipedia link: Kathleen Lonsdale Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (mineral): lonsdaleiitti (Finnish), lonsdaléite [feminine] (French), lonsdaleita [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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