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Meaning of unit cell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The smallest repeating structure (parallelepiped) of atoms within a crystal, from which the structure of the complete crystal can be inferred.

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Examples

“The first task for a crystallographer is to establish the shape of the unit cell.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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