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Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Physics of Solids
DEF

One of six values describing a unit cell. These six values are lengths of its edges a,b, and c along the axes x, y, and z, and the three angles between the edges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Physique des solides
DEF

Longueur, exprimée d'ordinaire en [microns]m, des côtés de la maille élémentaire d'un cristal.

OBS

Dans le cas des cristaux cubiques, cette longueur est aussi appelée constante de réseau.

Spanish

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