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building block vs unit cell

unit cell vs building block

building block and unit cell both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
building block Yes No No No
unit cell Yes No No No
As nouns, unit cell is a hyponym of building block; that is, unit cell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than building block:
  • building block: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
  • unit cell: the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal
Other hyponyms of building block include chain, chemical chain, couple, chemical group, group, radical, molecule.
building block (noun) unit cell (noun)
a block of material used in construction work the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
Difference between building block and unit cell

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