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单词 polysymmetry
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Definition of polysymmetry in English:

polysymmetry

noun ˌpɒlɪˈsɪmɪtri
rare
  • 1Botany. The condition of being polysymmetrical.

  • 2Crystallography. The property of a mineral of exhibiting characteristics of two different symmetries.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Bennett (1833–1902), botanist and publisher. From poly- + symmetry, after German Polysymmetrie (J. Sachs Lehrb. der Bot. (ed. 3, 1873) III. iii. 90, in sense 1; P. Groth Einleitung in die chemical Krystallogr. 4, in sense 2).

Definition of polysymmetry in US English:

polysymmetry

nounˌpɒlɪˈsɪmɪtri
rare
  • 1Botany. The condition of being polysymmetrical.

  • 2Crystallography. The property of a mineral of exhibiting characteristics of two different symmetries.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Alfred Bennett (1833–1902), botanist and publisher. From poly- + symmetry, after German Polysymmetrie (J. Sachs Lehrb. der Bot (ed. 3, 1873) III. iii. 90, in sense 1; P. Groth Einleitung in die chem. Krystallogr 4, in sense 2).

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