quasicrystal

Questions

What does quasicrystal mean?

any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity

Where does quasicrystal come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English crystal English quasicrystal From quasi- + crystal.

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