microcrystal

/mˈaɪkɹoʊkɹˌɪstəl/ noun

A microscopic crystal.

Word Origin Microcrystal combines Greek mikros 'small' and krystallos 'ice, crystal.' The ancient Greeks thought crystals were ice frozen so hard it would never melt. So a microcrystal is a tiny 'ice' formation. The root *kreus- also gives us crust and crystalline. Micro- appears in microscope, microbe, etc.

noun A microscopic crystal. countable

Under the microscope, we observed the perfect geometric structure of the microcrystal.

(名词) 微晶体

在显微镜下,我们观察到了微晶的完美几何结构。

(sustantivo) Un cristal microscópico.

Bajo el microscopio, observamos la perfecta estructura geométrica del microcristal.

(nom) microcristal [Cristal de dimension microscopique, visible uniquement au microscope.]

Sous le microscope, nous avons observé la structure géométrique parfaite du microcristal.

(Substantiv) Mikrokristall [Ein mikroskopisch kleiner Kristall.]

Unter dem Mikroskop konnten wir die perfekte geometrische Struktur des **microcrystal** erkennen.

(名詞) 顕微鏡でしか見えないほど微小な結晶。

顕微鏡の下で、その微小結晶の完璧な幾何学構造を観察しました。

(substantivo) microcristal; cristal microscópico [Um cristal microscópico.]

Sob o microscópio, observamos a estrutura geométrica perfeita do microcristal.

Word parts: micro + crystal

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