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Polytypism vs Polytype - What's the difference?

polytypism | polytype |

As nouns the difference between polytypism and polytype

is that polytypism is the existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies while polytype is any of the types involved in polytypism.

As a verb polytype is

to produce a polytype of.

polytypism

English

Noun

(-)
  • The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies
  • (of crystals) The existence of multiple forms differing in only one of the dimensions of the unit cell

    • polytype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the types involved in polytypism.
    • Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.
  • A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
  • * Hansard
    • By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.

    Verb

    (polytyp)
  • To produce a polytype of.
    • to polytype an engraving