quasicrystal
See also: quasi-crystal
English
A Ho-Mg-Zn icosahedral quasicrystal formed as a dodecahedron, the dual of the icosahedron.
Alternative forms
Noun
quasicrystal (plural quasicrystals)
- (physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
Related terms
- crystal
- anticrystal
- perfect crystal
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