Etymology

Kyropoulos method

Today it means: A method of bulk crystal growth, involving a seed crystal dipped into molten alumina and slowly pulled and rotated to form a single large crystal. Full definition →

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Named after Spyro Kyropoulos, who proposed the technique in 1926.

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