polykristallin

polycrystalline

English translations

  1. 01

    polycrystalline

Word details

German meaning
Polykristallin bedeutet, dass ein Material aus vielen kleinen Kristallen besteht, die unterschiedliche Orientierungen haben.
English meaning
Polycrystalline means that a material is composed of many small crystals with different orientations.
Synonym
vielkristallin
German example
Silizium in Solarzellen ist oft polykristallin.
English example
Silicon in solar cells is often polycrystalline.

Example sentences with “polykristallin”

  1. Das Metall ist polykristallin aufgebaut. (The metal is composed in a polycrystalline way.)

Frequently asked questions

What does 'poly-' mean?

It is a prefix from Greek meaning 'many' or 'multiple'.