coordination number
noun Crystallography.
the number of anions surrounding a single cation in a stable crystal structure.
Origin of coordination number
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby coordination number
coordinated universal time,
coordinates,
coordinating conjunction,
coordination,
coordination compound,
coordination number,
coordinator,
coorg,
coorie,
coos,
coos bay
British Dictionary definitions for coordination number
coordination number
noun
chem
the number of coordinated species surrounding the central atom in a complex or crystal