noncrystalline solid
1solid — solidly, adv. solidness, n. /sol id/, adj. 1. having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure. 2. of or pertaining to bodies or figures of three dimensions. 3. having the interior completely filled up,… …
2noncrystalline — the solid state wherein there is no long range atomic order; sometimes the terms amorphous, glassy, and vitreous are used synonymously …
3amorphous solid — ▪ physics Introduction any noncrystalline solid in which the atoms and molecules are not organized in a definite lattice pattern. Such solids include glass, plastic, and gel. Solids and liquids (liquid) are both forms of condensed… …
4crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …
5Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …
6solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 …
7Van Vleck, John H. — ▪ American physicist in full John Hasbrouck Van Vleck born March 13, 1899, Middletown, Conn., U.S. died Oct. 27, 1980, Cambridge, Mass. American physicist and mathematician who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1977 with Philip W.… …
8natural glass — noun magma of any composition that cooled very rapidly • Hypernyms: ↑glass • Hyponyms: ↑quartz glass, ↑quartz, ↑vitreous silica, ↑lechatelierite, ↑crystal, ↑tektite * * * …
9Ceramic — A Ming Dynasty porcelain vase dating 1403 1424 …
10Crystal — Crystals redirects here. For other uses, see Crystals (disambiguation). This article is about crystalline solids. For the type of glass, see lead crystal. For other uses, see Crystal (disambiguation). Quartz crystal. The individual grains of this …
