Widmanstaetten figures

plural noun

Wid·​man·​staet·​ten figures

ˈwidmənˌs|tetᵊn-,

ˈvitmənˌs(h)|

variants or less commonly Widmanstaettian figures

¦⸗⸗¦s(h)tetēən-

: figures that appear on etched meteoric iron and exhibit its crystalline structure

Word History

Etymology

widmanstaetten after Aloys B. Widmannstätten †1849 Austrian mineralogist; widmanstaettian from Aloys B. Widmannstätten + English -an

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