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pseudosymmetry

pseudosymmetry noun: apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning.

Noun

pseudosymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosymmetries)

  1. Apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning

Forms of pseudosymmetry

pluralpseudosymmetries

Origin of pseudosymmetry

From pseudo- + symmetry.

Questions about pseudosymmetry

What does pseudosymmetry mean?
Pseudosymmetry means apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning.
What part of speech is pseudosymmetry?
Pseudosymmetry is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudosymmetry?
The plural of pseudosymmetry is pseudosymmetries.

Words near pseudosymmetry in the dictionary

  1. pseudosylvian
  2. pseudosymmetric
  3. pseudosymmetrical
  4. pseudosymmetrically
  5. pseudosymmetries
  6. pseudosymmetry
  7. pseudosynaesthesia
  8. pseudosynchronous
  9. pseudosynchrony
  10. pseudosyncope
  11. pseudosynesthesia

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