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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1802 a science that deals with the forms and structures of crystals • crystallographer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the science of crystal form and structure. Derivatives: crystallographer n. crystallographic adj.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Crystallography Crys`tal*log"ra*phy (kr?s`tal-l?g"r?-f?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + -graphy: cf. F. cristallographie. See Crystal.] 1. The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their methods of formation. 2. A discourse or treatise on crystallization.

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