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overcoordination

overcoordination noun: the presence of a higher than normal coordination number.

Noun

overcoordination (uncountable)

  1. The presence of a higher than normal coordination number
    • For example, computer generation of amorphous silicon by this approach leads to the presence of atomic overcoordination since in the liquid state, silicon is metallic and overcoordinated with respect to the solid, amorphous or crystalline [3 ].2016 January 28, “Superconductivity in Bismuth. A New Look at an Old Problem”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of overcoordination

From over- + coordination.

Questions about overcoordination

What does overcoordination mean?
Overcoordination means the presence of a higher than normal coordination number.
What part of speech is overcoordination?
Overcoordination is a noun.

Words near overcoordination in the dictionary

  1. overcoolers
  2. overcooling
  3. overcools
  4. overcoordinate
  5. overcoordinated
  6. overcoordination
  7. overcopious
  8. overcopiously
  9. overcorrect
  10. overcorrected
  11. overcorrecting

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