twin crystal

twin crystal

English

Noun

twin crystal (plural twin crystals)

1. (crystallography) either of two separate crystals that share crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow

Related terms

• crystal twinning
• twoling

Translations

either of two separate crystals

Chinese: Cantonese: 雙晶, 双晶 (soeng1 zing1) Mandarin: 雙晶 (zh), 双晶 (zh) (shuāngjīng) Finnish: kaksoiskide

Japanese: 双晶 (ja) (そうしょう, sōshō) Korean: 쌍정 (ssangjeong) (雙晶) Vietnamese: song tinh (雙晶)