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face–centered

adjective face–cen·tered \ˈfās-ˌsen-tərd\

Definition of FACE-CENTERED

:  relating to or being a crystal space lattice in which each cubic unit cell has an atom at the center and at the corners of each face — compare body-centered
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First Known Use of FACE-CENTERED

1913

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