noun
- small crystals or crystal-like regions within a larger solid material
Usage: materials science; geology
Examples
- The metal’s strength depends on the size of its crystallites.
- X-ray analysis revealed numerous crystallites in the polymer sample.
- Heat treatment can alter the crystallites in the alloy.
- The ceramic contained crystallites embedded in an amorphous matrix.
- Researchers studied how crystallites form during cooling.
- The crystallites were too small to see without a microscope.