cubic crystal

collocation in English

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cubic
adjective
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/ˈkjuː.bɪk/us
/ˈkjuː.bɪk/
used in units of volume to show when the length of something has been multiplied by its width ...
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crystal
noun
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/ˈkrɪs.təl/us
/ˈkrɪs.təl/
transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into ...
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(Definition ofcubicandcrystalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Superalloys typically have a matrix with an austenitic face-centeredcubiccrystalstructure.
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For example diamonds, which have acubiccrystalsystem, are often found as octahedrons.
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This form constitutes an allotrope technically known as "-germanium", which has a metallic luster and a diamondcubiccrystalstructure, the same as diamond.
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The beta allotrope exists at room temperature, and it has a face-centeredcubiccrystalstructure.
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These tessellations only represent four symmetry space groups, and also all within thecubiccrystalsystem.
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The diamondcubiccrystalstructure is a repeating pattern of 8 atoms that certain materials may adopt as they solidify.
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At high temperatures, nitinol assumes an interpenetrating primitivecubiccrystalstructure referred to as austenite (also known as the parent phase).
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It crystallizes in thecubiccrystalsystem often showing octahedral forms.
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It is physically and crystallographically distinct from pyrite, which is iron sulfide withcubiccrystalstructure.
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Some examples are glass with random arrangements that average out to uniform, or thecubiccrystalsystem.
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Silicon and germanium have face-centeredcubiccrystalstructures.
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It is acubiccrystalwith rock-salt structure.
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This is the case for optically isotropic samples, for instance, amorphous materials or crystalline materials with acubiccrystalstructure.
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It has a pink color with acubiccrystalstructure.
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Heusler phases are intermetallics with particular composition and face-centeredcubiccrystalstructure.
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Most of the metallic elements crystallize in variations of thecubiccrystalsystem, with the exceptions noted.
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Like diamond, cubic zirconia has acubiccrystalstructure and a high index of refraction.
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The form, which is stable under standard conditions, has a body-centeredcubiccrystalstructure.
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The approximation generally holds for face-centered and body-centeredcubiccrystalsystems.
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For instance, acubiccrystalmay have low-energy planes on the faces of the cube or on the diagonals.
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