Meanings
nounBurgers vector (plural Burgers vectors)
plural Burgers vectors
- chemistryA mathematical vector that represents the magnitude and direction of the distortion in a dislocation in a crystal lattice.
Origin
Named after Dutch physicist Jan Burgers.
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