unit cell of the lattice

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• unit cell — n. the smallest unit of structure of a crystal: it has sides parallel to the crystal axes and its exact repetition in three dimensions along these axes generates the space lattice of a given crystal …   English World dictionary

• unit cell — In crystallography, the smallest fragment of a crystal that is exactly reproduced in the construction of the crystal lattice. Opposite sides of a unit cell are parallel, and the distances along the edges measure unit cell size. In the description …   Petroleum refining glossary

• unit cell — Crystall. the simplest unit of a regular lattice. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

• unit cell — noun Date: 1915 the simplest polyhedron that embodies all the structural characteristics of and by indefinite repetition makes up the lattice of a crystal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• unit cell — u′nit cell n. cry the simplest unit of a regular crystal lattice • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• lattice constant — noun : one of the geometrical constants of a crystal lattice: as a. : the distance between identical points at two of the corners of the unit cell b. : the angle between two edges of the cell * * * Crystall. a parameter, either a measure of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lattice constant — The Lattice Constant refers to the constant distance between unit cells in a crystal lattice. Lattices in three dimensions generally have three lattice constants, referred to as a , b , and c . However, in the special case of cubic crystal… …   Wikipedia

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• Wigner–Seitz cell — The Wigner–Seitz cell, named after Eugene Wigner and Frederick Seitz, is a type of Voronoi cell used in the study of crystalline material in solid state physics. The unique property of a crystal is that its atoms are arranged in a regular 3… …   Wikipedia

• Lattice (group) — A lattice in the Euclidean plane. In mathematics, especially in geometry and group theory, a lattice in Rn is a discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn. Every lattice in Rn …   Wikipedia

• lattice constant — Crystall. a parameter, either a measure of length or angle, that defines the size and shape of the unit cell of a crystal lattice. Also called lattice parameter. [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium