epitaxy

ep i tax y |ˈepiˌtaksē ˈɛpətæksi | ▶noun Crystallography the natural or artificial growth of crystals on a crystalline substrate determining their orientation. DERIVATIVES ep i tax i al |ˌepiˈtaksēəl |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from French épitaxie, from Greek epi ‘upon ’ + taxis ‘arrangement. ’

epitaxy

epitaxy |ˈɛpɪtaksi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Crystallography the natural or artificial growth of crystals on a crystalline substrate that determines their orientation. DERIVATIVES epitaxial |-ˈtaksɪəl |adjective ORIGIN 1930s: from French épitaxie, from Greek epi ‘upon ’ + taxis ‘arrangement ’.