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Bravais lattice

Bravais lattice noun: an infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.

Noun

Bravais lattice (plural Bravais lattices)

  1. An infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.

Bravais lattice meaning in Tamil

Bravais lattice in Tamil

பிரேவேஸ் அணிக்கோவை

Forms of Bravais lattice

pluralBravais lattices

Origin of Bravais lattice

Named after Auguste Bravais (1811–1863), a French crystallographer.

Questions about Bravais lattice

What does Bravais lattice mean?
Bravais lattice means an infinite array of discrete points generated by a set of discrete translation operations mathbf R=n_1 mathbf a₁+n_2 mathbf a₂+n_3 mathbf a₃, where nᵢ are any integers and aᵢ are known as the primitive vectors which lie in different directions and span the lattice.
What is Bravais lattice in Tamil?
Bravais lattice in Tamil is பிரேவேஸ் அணிக்கோவை. See Bravais lattice meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Bravais lattice?
Bravais lattice is a noun.
What is the plural of Bravais lattice?
The plural of Bravais lattice is Bravais lattices.

Words near Bravais lattice in the dictionary

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