polycrystalline en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English crystalline English polycrystalline From poly- + crystalline.
Meanings
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Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations
This was revealed only in the experiments of ion bombardment of single crystals, because a polycrystalline material, even though its microcrystallites have a regular structure, in fact behaves like a nonarranged, random system.
1966, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Phenomena in .in Ionized Gases:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most polycrystalline | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more polycrystalline | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nanopolycrystalline · polycrystalline silicon