Meanings
adjectivequasicrystalline (comparative more quasicrystalline, superlative most quasicrystalline)
comparative more quasicrystalline · superlative most quasicrystalline
- Of or relating to quasicrystals
- Structurally similar to a crystal
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
- Proto-Italic*kʷis
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
- Proto-Italic*kʷoi
- Latinquam
- Proto-Indo-European*só
- Proto-Italic*sei
- Latinsī
- Latinquasī̆
- Englishquasi-
- Englishcrystalline
- Englishquasicrystalline
From quasi- + crystalline.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian quasicristallino
- quasicristallinorelated to quasicrystals
Cite this entry
APA
quasicrystalline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystalline
MLA
“quasicrystalline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystalline. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasicrystalline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasicrystalline.
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