body-centered

adjective

body-cen·tered ˈbä-dē-ˌsen-tərd

: relating to or being a crystal space lattice in which each cubic unit cell has an atom at its center and at each vertex compare face-centered

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1918, in the meaning defined above

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“Body-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-centered. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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