unit cell
noun
: the simplest polyhedron that embodies all the structural characteristics of and by indefinite repetition makes up the lattice of a crystal
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The unit cells are placed in small 8-by-8 subarrays, 16 subarrays in total.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2021
One way to do that is to plot the relationship between frequency and wavenumber—the number of wave cycles that fit within one unit cell of the crystal’s lattice.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Christopher Smith was found unresponsive by a detention officer last week in a medical unit cell.
—Jozsef Papp, ajc, 18 Aug. 2023
Bearing in mind that nothing can travel through the grid faster than one unit cell per unit time, the authors say there are good reasons to think that all sufficiently slow spaceship velocities ought to be possible.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Alexander Hawkins, 66, was pronounced dead last month after being found unresponsive in a medical unit cell while awaiting trial.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
On August 17, 66-year-old Alexander Hawkins was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell and died, the sheriff’s office said.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
This past Thursday, Alexander Hawkins, 66, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a medical unit cell while awaiting trial.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
That includes a 66-year-old man being held on a shoplifting charge who was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell on Thursday morning and died, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2021
One way to do that is to plot the relationship between frequency and wavenumber—the number of wave cycles that fit within one unit cell of the crystal’s lattice.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Christopher Smith was found unresponsive by a detention officer last week in a medical unit cell.
—Jozsef Papp, ajc, 18 Aug. 2023
Bearing in mind that nothing can travel through the grid faster than one unit cell per unit time, the authors say there are good reasons to think that all sufficiently slow spaceship velocities ought to be possible.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Alexander Hawkins, 66, was pronounced dead last month after being found unresponsive in a medical unit cell while awaiting trial.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
On August 17, 66-year-old Alexander Hawkins was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell and died, the sheriff’s office said.
—Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
This past Thursday, Alexander Hawkins, 66, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a medical unit cell while awaiting trial.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
That includes a 66-year-old man being held on a shoplifting charge who was found unresponsive in a medical unit cell on Thursday morning and died, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Ben Brasch, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
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“Unit cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unit%20cell. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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