kristalografik

Kristalografik is a term used in several languages, including Turkish and Indonesian, as an adjective that describes anything related to crystallography, the science that studies the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. The form embodies the relationship to crystal structures and their analysis, serving as the linguistic counterpart to the English word crystallographic.

Etymology and usage commonly appear in technical writing to denote concepts such as kristalografik yapı (crystal structure) or kristalografik veri (crystallographic data). The word is part of the specialized vocabulary that links everyday language to the methods and results of crystallography in different linguistic communities.

Scope and methods: Crystallography investigates how atoms are organized within crystals and how this organization influences material properties. The principal experimental method is X-ray crystallography, which uses Bragg diffraction to determine electron density and atomic positions. Other techniques include neutron diffraction and electron diffraction, employed for different sample types and resolutions. Foundational concepts include crystal systems, lattice, unit cell, Bravais lattices, and space groups.

Applications and data: Crystallographic results underpin chemistry, mineralogy, materials science, and structural biology. Data are commonly exchanged in CIF (Crystallographic Information File) format and stored in databases, supporting modeling, simulations, and software that predict properties and reactivity.

See also: crystallography, X-ray crystallography, Bragg's law, CIF, space group.