Polycrystalline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Polycrystalline is an adjective meaning Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations.
Meaning
Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations.
Example Sentences
This was revealed only in the experiments of ion bombardment of single crystals, because a polycrystalline material, even though its microcrystallites have a regular structure, in fact behaves like a nonarranged, random system.
Synonyms for polycrystalline
Depending on context, synonyms include crystalline.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crystalline, microcrystalline, nanopolycrystalline, oligocrystalline, quasicrystalline, pseudocrystalline.
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