English Explanatory Dictionary

time crystal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A periodic biological system.
noun
  1. A crystal that has a structure that repeats not only in space, but also in time.

Word forms

time crystal time crystals

Etymology

Coined by American biologist Arthur Winfree in 2001. An analogue to crystals, which have repetitive patterns in space.

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