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Meaning of crystallographic defect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A localized disruption in the perfect, repeating arrangement of atoms in a crystal lattice, occurring at a single point or around one atom, significantly influencing material properties like conductivity and strength; the main types include vacancies (missing atoms), interstitials (extra atoms in non-regular spots), and substitutional defects (impurities replacing host atoms).

Equivalents

Suomi kidevirhe

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Crystallography crystalloid crystallology crystalloluminescence crystallomancer crystallomancy

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