unit cell
noun Crystallography.
the simplest unit of a regular lattice.
Origin of unit cell
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby unit cell
unison,
unisonous,
unispiral,
unit,
unit card,
unit cell,
unit character,
unit circle,
unit cost,
unit element,
unit factor
British Dictionary definitions for unit cell
unit cell
noun
crystallog
the smallest group of atoms, ions, or molecules that is characteristic of a particular crystal lattice