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crystallography

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪstəˈlɒɡɹəfi/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹɪstəˈlɑɡɹəfi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
  • CMU ARPABET: K R IH2 S T AH0 L AA1 G R AH0 F IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The study of crystals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English crystal Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -ography English crystallography From crystal + -ography.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: кристаллография (kristallografiya) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Belarusian: крышталягра́фія (kryštaljahráfija) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Catalan: cristal·lografia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晶體學 /晶体学 (jīngtǐxué) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Czech: krystalografie — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Dutch: kristallografie — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Finnish: kristallografia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • French: cristallographie — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • German: Kristallographie — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Greek: κρυσταλλογραφία (krystallografía) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Hungarian: krisztallográfia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Hungarian: kristálytan — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Irish: criostalagrafaíocht — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Italian: cristallografia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Kazakh: кристаллография (kristallografiä) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Kyrgyz: кристаллография (kristallografiya) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Latin: crystallographia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Malay: kaji hablur — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Malay: kristalografi — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Persian: بلورنگاری (bolur-negâri) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Polish: krystalografia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Portuguese: cristalografia — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Romanian: cristalografie — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Russian: кристаллогра́фия (kristallográfija) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Serbo-Croatian: kristalogràfija — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Spanish: cristalografía — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Swedish: kristallografi — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Tagalog: talabubugan — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Ukrainian: кристалогра́фія (krystalohráfija) — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids
  • Vietnamese: tinh thể học — the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids