body-centered

adjective

body-cen·​tered ˈbä-dē-ˌsen-tərd How to pronounce body-centered (audio)
: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body-centered was in 1918

Dictionary Entries Near body-centered

Cite this Entry

“Body-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-centered. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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