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overcoordination en · NOUN

Etymology

From over- + coordination.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The presence of a higher than normal coordination number
    • For example, computer generation of amorphous silicon by this approach leads to the presence of atomic overcoordination since in the liquid state, silicon is metallic and overcoordinated with respect to the solid, amorphous or crystalline [3 ]. 2016 January 28, “Superconductivity in Bismuth. A New Look at an Old Problem”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: