Dictionary of Selected Terms
Chapter — I
Appreciable: Large enough to be noticed.
Approach: To come near to in distance or time.
Available: That you can get, buy or find.
Bond: A representation or a valency link by which one atom is attached to another in a chemical compound.
Bound: Held together firmly, to tie
Cleave: To split or cut
Cohesion: The attraction existing between molecules of the same kind. The force of reaction between similar molecules or molecules of the same substance.
Consequence: As a result of
Considerable: Great in amount, size, importance etc.
Consists: To have, possess
Crystal: A natural solid bounded by planes, a substance in which the constituents are arranged in a definite geometrical form
Crystal structure: The arrangement ...
Get Engineering Physics now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
