unit cell vs unit

unit vs unit cell

unit cell and unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unit cell	Yes	No	No	No
unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unit is a hypernym of unit cell; that is, unit is a word with a broader meaning than unit cell:

unit cell: the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal
unit: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

Other hypernyms of unit cell include building block.

unit cell (noun)	unit (noun)
the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal	an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
	a single undivided whole
	an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
	a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
	any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
	an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

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