epitaxy
[ ep-i-tak-see ]
/ ˈɛp ɪˌtæk si /
noun, plural ep·i·tax·ies. Crystallography.
Words nearby epitaxy
epit.,
epitaph,
epitasis,
epitaxial transistor,
epitaxis,
epitaxy,
epitendineum,
epithalamion,
epithalamium,
epithalamus,
epithalaxia
British Dictionary definitions for epitaxy
epitaxy
epitaxis
/ (ˈɛpɪˌtæksɪ) /
noun
the growth of a thin layer on the surface of a crystal so that the layer has the same structure as the underlying crystal