crystal lattice
noun
1.
lattice
(def 4).
Origin
1925-30
Examples from the web for
crystal lattice
One is that, being so tiny, hydrogen atoms can wiggle through the
crystal lattice
of the material used to contain it.
In the study, an electron ion beam bombarded each emerald, thereby dislodging oxygen ions from the gem's
crystal lattice
.
Crystalline silicon cells are made of silicon atoms connected to one another to form a
crystal lattice
.
We have deduced that the failure of a few ligaments triggers brittle fracture of the
crystal lattice
network.
Co-crystals are solids that are crystalline materials composed of two or more molecules in the same
crystal lattice
.
The
crystal lattice
spacings were determined using combined x-ray and optical interferometry.
British Dictionary definitions for
crystal lattice
crystal lattice
noun
1.
the regular array of points about which the atoms, ions, or molecules composing a crystal are centred