Kyropoulos method

English

Etymology

Named after Spyro Kyropoulos, who proposed the technique in 1926.

Proper noun

the Kyropoulos method

1. A method of bulk crystal growth, involving a seed crystal dipped into molten alumina and slowly pulled and rotated to form a single large crystal.

   Synonym: Kyropoulos technique

   Coordinate term: Czochralski process