plane-dendritic crystal
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plane-dendritic crystal
(′plān den¦drid·ik ′krist·əl)
(crystallography) An ice crystal exhibiting an elaborately branched (dendritic) structure of hexagonal symmetry, with its much larger dimension lying perpendicular to the principal (c-axis) of the crystal. Also known as plane dendrite; stellar crystal.
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