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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a shrank" is not correct in standard written English.
It is likely a mistaken form of the past tense of "shrink," which is "shrunk."
Example: "The sweater has shrunk after being washed in hot water, so now it fits like a shrank."
Alternatives: "a reduced size" or "a smaller version."
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Three different phases co-exist at the interface: a pristine 2H phase, a 1T phase with a shrank lattice constant of − 3.3% ( ± 2.3%), and a distorted 1T phase (called 1Tˊ phase) with an expanded lattice constant of 5.5% ( ± 2.5%).
Stevens JP, Nyweide D, Maresh S, Zaslavsky A, Shrank W, Howell MD, Landon BE.
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