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Wigner-Seitz cell

Wigner-Seitz cell noun: a primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials.

Noun

Wigner-Seitz cell (plural Wigner-Seitz cells)

  1. A primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials.

Forms of Wigner-Seitz cell

pluralWigner-Seitz cells

Origin of Wigner-Seitz cell

Named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz.

Questions about Wigner-Seitz cell

What does Wigner-Seitz cell mean?
Wigner-Seitz cell means a primitive cell constructed by applying Voronoi decomposition to a crystal lattice, used in the study of crystalline materials.
What part of speech is Wigner-Seitz cell?
Wigner-Seitz cell is a noun.
What is the plural of Wigner-Seitz cell?
The plural of Wigner-Seitz cell is Wigner-Seitz cells.

Words near Wigner-Seitz cell in the dictionary

  1. Wigner effects
  2. Wigner energies
  3. Wigner energy
  4. Wigner's friend
  5. Wigner-Eckart theorem
  6. Wigner-Seitz cell
  7. Wigner-Seitz cells
  8. WIGP
  9. Wigram
  10. Wigrid
  11. wigs

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