格こう子し点てん間かん

Meanings

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noun

interstice; space between lattice points

physics

Technical term in physics referring to the space or gap between points in a crystal lattice or similar grid.

結けっ晶しょうの格こう子し点てん間かんには不ふ純じゅん物ぶつが入はいり込こむことがある。
Impurities can enter the interstices of a crystal lattice.

interval, space

Similar words

格こう子し点てん
格子点 refers to a lattice point itself, while 格子点間 refers to the space between such points.
格こう子し間かん
格子間 is a more general term for interstitial spaces in a lattice, while 格子点間 specifically emphasizes the space between lattice points.

Etymology

Compound of 格子点 (lattice point) + 間 (interval, space). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward technical coinage.