| NOUN | object | building block, unit | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else |
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| artifact | building block | a block of material used in construction work |
| Meaning | A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else. | |
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| Synonym | unit | |
| Parts | part, piece | A portion of a natural object |
| Narrower | chain, chemical chain | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) |
| couple | (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines | |
| group, radical, chemical group | (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule | |
| molecule | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | |
| unit cell | The smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal | |
| Broader | thing | A separate and self-contained entity |
| Spanish | unidad | |
| Catalan | unitat | |
| Meaning | A block of material used in construction work. | |
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| Narrower | ashlar | A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes |
| cinder block, clinker block, breeze block | A light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate | |
| keystone, key, headstone | The central building block at the top of an arch or vault | |
| voussoir | wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault | |
| Broader | building material | material used for constructing buildings |
| Spanish | bloque de construcción | |
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