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space groups

space groups is the plural of space group.

Meaning of space group

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

Questions about space groups

What is space groups the plural of?
Space groups is the plural of space group.

Words near space groups in the dictionary

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

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