crystallite
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Crystallite Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Crystallite
(n.)
A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.
(n.)
A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. According to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.
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crystallite
Noun
1. any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
(hypernym) crystal, crystallization
Noun
1. any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock
(hypernym) crystal, crystallization
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crystallite
crystallite
\crys"tal*lite\ (kr?s"tal-l?t), n. [see crystal.] (min.) a minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. according to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.
crystallite
\crys"tal*lite\ (kr?s"tal-l?t), n. [see crystal.] (min.) a minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking the first step in the crystallization process. according to their form crystallites are called trichites, belonites, globulites, etc.
Crystallite Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| General Chemistry Glossary |
crystallite
Compare with crystal .A perfect crystalline part of a larger imperfect crystal. Real crystals are usually built of a large number of crystallites.
Compare with crystal .A perfect crystalline part of a larger imperfect crystal. Real crystals are usually built of a large number of crystallites.
Crystallite Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Crystallite
A crystallite is a domain of solid-state matter that has the same structure as a single crystal. Metallurgists often refer to crystallites as "grains".
Solid objects that are large enough to see and handle are rarely composed of a single crystal, except for a few cases (gems, silicon single crystals for the electronics industry, certain types of fiber, and single crystals of a nickel-based superalloy for turbojet engines). Most materials are polycrystalline; they are made of a large number of single crystals — crystallites — held together by thin layers of amorphous solid. The crystallite size can vary from a few nanometers to several millimeters.
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