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aristotype

aristotype noun: a high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.

Noun

aristotype (plural aristotypes)

  1. A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
  2. (historical) A printing process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin, or (later) any similar process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin.
  3. (historical) A print made by such a process.

Forms of aristotype

pluralaristotypes

Origin of aristotype

From aristo- + -type.

Questions about aristotype

What does aristotype mean?
Aristotype means a high-symmetry crystallographic structure type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
What part of speech is aristotype?
Aristotype is a noun.
What is the plural of aristotype?
The plural of aristotype is aristotypes.

Words near aristotype in the dictionary

  1. Aristotle's lantern
  2. Aristotle's lanterns
  3. Aristotlean
  4. Aristotleans
  5. aristotles
  6. aristotype
  7. aristotypes
  8. Aristoxenian
  9. arists
  10. aristulate
  11. Aristy

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