atomic arrangement

collocation in English

meaningsofatomicandarrangement

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atomic
adjective[usually before noun]
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/əˈtɒm.ɪk/us
/əˈtɑː.mɪk/
relating ...
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arrangement
noun
uk
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/us
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/
a plan for how something ...
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(Definition ofatomicandarrangementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofatomic arrangement

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If a tiling is given, theatomicarrangementcan be formed by placing atoms at the vertices.
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Examples include changes of theatomicarrangementassociated with molecular vibrations and lattice vibrations and configuration changes in the course of elementary chemical reactions or during structural phase transitions.
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Theatomicarrangementof the spinel group is a commonly studied structure and characteristically has four closely packed oxygen atoms.
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However, a differentatomicarrangementgives dextromethamphetamine, which is a stronger stimulant than amphetamine.
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This is not true for all phases of the alteration of olivine because theatomicarrangementbecomes distorted and causes a non-definite structure to form.
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These properties are related to the anisotropy of the crystal, i.e. the lack of rotational symmetry in itsatomicarrangement.
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This is an indication of a distorted structure caused by atomic replacement creating a distortedatomicarrangement.
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Finally, the requirement of an orderedatomicarrangementis usually synonymous to being crystalline; however, crystals are periodic in addition to being ordered, so the broader criterion is used instead.
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The approach to determine the surface structure is to assume the oxides are ideal crystal, where the bulkatomicarrangementis maintained up to and including the surface plane.
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Nanomaterials are important but establishing their structure (atomicarrangement) is difficult because the breakdown of long range order due to the confined dimensions negates the use of conventional crystallographic methods.
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Glass as, some ceramics, and many natural materials are amorphous, not possessing any long-range order in their atomic arrangements.
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However, it is not as well-suited as monochromatic scattering for determining the full atomic structure of a crystal and therefore works better with crystals with relatively simple atomic arrangements.
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