quasicrystal

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noun

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

OriginEnglish crystal ← Latin quasī̆ ← Proto-Italic *sei →
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Meanings

nounquasicrystal (plural quasicrystals)

plural quasicrystals · alternative quasi-crystal

  1. chemistryany solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Englishcrystal
  14. Englishquasicrystal

From quasi- + crystal.

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APA

quasicrystal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystal

MLA

“quasicrystal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasicrystal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystal.

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