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Distorted vs Paracrystal - What's the difference?

distorted | paracrystal |

As a verb distorted

is (distort).

As a noun paracrystal is

(crystallography) any crystalline material that has a highly distorted lattice with unit cells of highly variable shape and size.

distorted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (distort)

    • distort

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bring something out of shape.
  • (ergative) To become misshapen.
  • To give a false or misleading account of
    • In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

    Related terms

    * distorted (pos a) * distortion

    Derived terms

    * distorter

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) distorted; misshapen
  • * Spenser
    • Her face was ugly and her mouth distort .

    paracrystal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (crystallography) Any crystalline material that has a highly distorted lattice with unit cells of highly variable shape and size