Definitions | Jahn-Teller effect |
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- (context, chemistry, physics) A distortion of any symmetric non-linear molecule which reduces its symmetry and lowers its energy.
Etymology: From w:Hermann Arthur Jahn, Hermann Arthur Jahn and w:Edward Teller, Edward Teller.
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