syntaxy

English

Etymology

syn- +‎ -taxy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪnˈtæks.i/

Noun

syntaxy (uncountable)

1. (crystallography) An overgrowth in which both the original crystal and the crystal growing on it have the same orientation.

Derived terms

• syntaxial

See also

• distaxy, epitaxy, topotaxy