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bravais lattice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
bra-vais lat-tice
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.

Etymology

Named after Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), a French crystallographer.

Inflected Forms

Bravais lattices (plural)

Synonyms

space lattice crystal lattice

Questions

What does bravais lattice mean?
An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.
Where does bravais lattice come from?
Named after Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), a French crystallographer.

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