"single crystal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: single crystals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} single crystal (plural single crystals)
  1. A material formed from by the growth of a crystal nucleus without secondary nucleation or impingement on other crystals; a regular three-dimensional structure extends throughout the material Synonyms: monocrystal
    Sense id: en-single_crystal-en-noun-SuLcfjmU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Crystal, Materials

Inflected forms

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