body-centered
adjective
body-cen·tered
ˈbä-dē-ˌsen-tərd
: relating to or being a crystal space lattice (see lattice sense 2) in which each cubic unit cell has an atom at its center and at each vertex compare face-centered
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“Body-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body-centered. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.
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