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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Origin and Etymology of miller index
after William Hallowes Miller †1880 English mineralogist
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