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Miller index

noun

Definition of Miller index

: any of a set of three numbers or letters used to indicate the position of a face or internal plane of a crystal and determined on the basis of the reciprocal of the intercept of the face or plane on the crystallographic axes

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History and Etymology for Miller index

after William Hallowes Miller †1880 English mineralogist

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