(linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
Used in a Sentence
allotrope
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for allotrope.
Editorial note
It's a heterogeneous allotrope made from typically pyrolyzing the matrix, followed by slowly decomposing Acetylene inside the porous structure until the porosity is gone.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of allotrope gathered in one view.
(philosophy) An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for allotrope.
noun
(linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
noun
(philosophy) An alternative shape of a cognitive structure.
noun
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties.
Example sentences
It's a heterogeneous allotrope made from typically pyrolyzing the matrix, followed by slowly decomposing Acetylene inside the porous structure until the porosity is gone.
I see you're saying allotropes refers to diamond vs carbon (allotrope referring a single element vs isomer referring to compound).
The most common allotrope of carbon, graphite, has a density of 2.26 metric tons per cubic meter.
Think about why a synthetic carbon allotrope sells at such a large premium over its actual cost of synthesis.
There are two known naturally occurring minerals that are harder than diamond: wurtzite boron nitride, and lonsdaleite (another carbon allotrope).
A new powerfully magnetic iron-nickel allotrope may eliminate much of the market for several of them.
It seems that graphite is a somewhat more relaxed state than carbon's diamond crystal allotrope.
There's solid phases you can create at extreme pressure that remain stable or metastable at STP, like the diamond allotrope of carbon.
This allotrope seems to be the sort of thing that would be (or could be) formed in a sufficiently powerful, or engineered, explosion.
Given that an allotrope of Plutonium can change into another over time this makes keeping an eye on Plutonium based nuclear warheads quite necessary.
But sometimes nature inconveniences us: it might be some crazy carbon allotrope.
Just double checking, the definitions I'm finding for allotrope are specific to a single element.
Quote examples
Still, this is a new kind of "allotrope" of carbon.
I’m curious if they set out to stabilize this particular sulfur allotrope, or if they had more of a serendipitous “hmmm… that’s weird” data analysis moment.
Being previously unfamiliar both with the black phosphorus allotrope, and with newatlas.com, I clicked on the link wondering if this would be the new “red mercury”.
The allotrope of solid water we're familiar with is called ice I_h (Roman numeral "I" followed by subscript "h" for "hexagonal").
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use allotrope in a sentence?
It's a heterogeneous allotrope made from typically pyrolyzing the matrix, followed by slowly decomposing Acetylene inside the porous structure until the porosity is gone.
What does allotrope mean?
(linguistics) An other form, a different shape of a lexical unit.
What part of speech is allotrope?
allotrope is commonly used as noun.