Crystalline Solids: Solid with a well-defined/ordered
structures of repeated units
vs.
Amorphous Solids: Solid with a dis-ordered
structure
Crystal Lattice: A regular repeated arrangement of points in space consisting of unit cells
Unit Cell:
The smallest box-like unit from which one can construct a crystal
by stacking them.
LATTICE SYSTEM
5 Different Basic Types exists in 2 Dimensions
7 Different Basic Types exists in 3 Dimensions
Please refer to the Figures