Millerian

Millerian
Millerian /mi-lēˈri-ən/
adjective
Relating to WH Miller (1801–80), mineralogist, or to the crystallographic notation used by him, by which a plane is represented by indices (Miller or crystal indices) which are the reciprocals of its intercepts on the axes (expressed as fractions of the parameters)
millˈerite noun
Native nickel sulphide, crystallizing in needles, named in honour of WH Miller

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  • Millerian — adjective Of or pertaining to (1801 1880), British mineralogist, or his works, especially on crystallography …   Wiktionary

  • Miller index — Planes with different Miller indices in cubic crystals …   Wikipedia

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