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
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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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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