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space group

space group noun: the set of all symmetry operations that can be applied to a given crystal without changing it.

Noun

space group (plural space groups)

  1. The set of all symmetry operations that can be applied to a given crystal without changing it.
    • Dorothy also learned to identify the space group of a molecule, an essential prerequisite for finding the structure, by looking for spots that were missing from the regular array in an X-ray photograph.1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life

space group meaning in Tamil

space group in Tamil

இடக்குழு, புறவெளித் தொகுதி

Forms of space group

pluralspace groups

Questions about space group

What does space group mean?
Space group means the set of all symmetry operations that can be applied to a given crystal without changing it.
What is space group in Tamil?
Space group in Tamil is இடக்குழு, புறவெளித் தொகுதி. See Space group meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is space group?
Space group is a noun.
What is the plural of space group?
The plural of space group is space groups.

Words near space group in the dictionary

  1. space flights
  2. space force
  3. space forces
  4. space frame
  5. space frames
  6. space group
  7. space groups
  8. space guidance
  9. space gun
  10. space guns
  11. space heater

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