unit cell

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   the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal

   Broaderunit

Questions about unit cell

What does unit cell mean?

unit cell means "the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal".

Is unit cell a common word?

unit cell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.