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crystallite

/ˈkrɪs.tə.laɪt/

Traduction: Petit corps cristallin minuscule et embryonnaire, souvent de composition inconnue, que l'on rencontre fréquemment dans les roches magmatiques vitreuses.

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noun

/ˈkrɪs.tə.laɪt/C2formalscientific
  • frPetit corps cristallin minuscule et embryonnaire, souvent de composition inconnue, que l'on rencontre fréquemment dans les roches magmatiques vitreuses.

A noun referring to any of numerous minute, rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition, often found in glassy igneous rock.

  1. Minute crystal in rockC2formalscientific

    A tiny, rudimentary crystalline body, often of unknown composition, found within glassy igneous rock.

    frCristallite (microcristal dans une roche)

    • The geologist identified numerous crystallites in the volcanic glass sample.
    • Under the microscope, the crystallites appeared as tiny, needle-like structures.
    • The formation of crystallites indicates a rapid cooling process in the magma.
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  • crystallites plural form
  • crystallites' possessive plural form
  • crystallite's possessive singular form