Meanings
nounWidmanstätten pattern (plural Widmanstätten patterns)
plural Widmanstätten patterns · alternative Widmanstaetten pattern
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of certain patterns appearing on etched meteoric iron.
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Origin
Named in 1808 after Count Alois von Beckh Widmanstätten, the director of the Imperial Porcelain works in Vienna.
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Widmanstätten pattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widmanst%C3%A4tten%20pattern
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“Widmanstätten pattern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widmanst%C3%A4tten%20pattern. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Widmanstätten pattern,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Widmanst%C3%A4tten%20pattern.
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