face-centered

[ feys-sen-terd ]

/ ˈfeɪsˌsɛn tərd /

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adjective Crystallography.

(of a crystal structure) having lattice points on the faces of the unit cells.

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Origin of face-centered

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby face-centered

face angle, facebar, Facebook, face bow, face card, face-centered, face-centred, facecloth, faced, facedown, face flies