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crystal symmetry |
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crystal symmetry [¦krist·əl ′sim·ə·trē] (crystallography) The existence of nontrivial operations, consisting of inversions, rotations around an axis, reflections, and combinations of these, which bring a crystal into a position indistinguishable from its original position. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The crystal symmetry can never exceed the metric symmetry, but it can be less. Research with the crystallographic databases has proved that the metric and crystal symmetry are almost always the same. The crystal symmetry is flagged if the metric exceeds the crystal symmetry. |
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