building block
English Thesaurus
1. a block of material used in construction work (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building material, |
| definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ashlar, |
| definition | : | a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | headstone, key, keystone, |
| definition | : | the central building block at the top of an arch or vault (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | voussoir, |
| definition | : | wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault (noun.artifact) |
2. a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | a separate and self-contained entity (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | chain, chemical chain, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | couple, |
| definition | : | (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | unit cell, |
| definition | : | the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | chemical group, group, radical, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | molecule, |
| definition | : | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | part, piece, |
| definition | : | a portion of a natural object (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | separate or classify into units (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | make into a unit (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | divide (bulk material) and process as units (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | separate or classify into units (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | make into a unit (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | unitise, unitize, |
| definition | : | divide (bulk material) and process as units (verb.social) |
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