body-centered
|bod/y-cen/tered|
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/ˈbɑːdi ˌsɛntərd/
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/ˈbɒdi ˌsɛntəd/
central atomic arrangement
Etymology
'body-centered' originates from the combination of 'body' and 'centered', where 'body' refers to the main part of something and 'centered' means placed in the middle.
The term 'body-centered' was coined in the context of crystallography to describe a specific lattice structure.
Initially, it referred to the physical placement of an object in the center, but in crystallography, it evolved to describe a specific atomic arrangement.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
referring to a type of crystal lattice structure where each unit cell has an atom at each corner and one atom at the center of the cell.
Iron at room temperature has a body-centered cubic structure.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:42