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crowdion

crowdion noun: a proposed form of lattice imperfection in crystals in which an extra atom is inserted (crowded in) within a row.

Noun

crowdion (plural crowdions)

  1. A proposed form of lattice imperfection in crystals in which an extra atom is inserted (crowded in) within a row

Forms of crowdion

pluralcrowdions

Origin of crowdion

Possibly a blend of crowd + region. Coined by Heinz R. Paneth in 1950.

Questions about crowdion

What does crowdion mean?
Crowdion means a proposed form of lattice imperfection in crystals in which an extra atom is inserted (crowded in) within a row.
What part of speech is crowdion?
Crowdion is a noun.
What is the plural of crowdion?
The plural of crowdion is crowdions.

Words near crowdion in the dictionary

  1. crowding sail
  2. crowding together
  3. crowding up
  4. crowdingly
  5. crowdings
  6. crowdion
  7. crowdions
  8. crowdipper
  9. crowdlending
  10. crowdless
  11. crowdlessness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crowdion (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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