blocks

n.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

"the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

"he lives in the next block"

同义词：city block

a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

同义词：cube

a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

"he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"

housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

"there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

"since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"

an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

"I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"

同义词：mental block

a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

同义词：pulleypulley-block

a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

"the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"

同义词：engine blockcylinder block

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

同义词：blockageclosureocclusionstopstoppage

a platform from which an auctioneer sells

"they put their paintings on the block"

同义词：auction block

the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

同义词：blocking

Simple building blocks of complex networks
Network motifs: simple building blocks of complex networks.
Amino acid substitution matrices from protein blocks.
Selection of conserved blocks from multiple alignments for their use in phylogenetic analysis.
Templates for Solution of Linear Systems: Building Blocks for Iterative Methods
Bcl-2 is an inner mitochondrial membrane protein that blocks programmed cell death
Indium phosphide nanowires as building blocks for nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices
Normalizing mitochondrial superoxide production blocks three pathways of hyperglycaemic damage.
GBLOCLKS: Selection of Conserved Blocks from Multiple Alignments for their Use in Phylogenetic Analysis. Version 0.91b
Functional Nanoscale Electronic Devices Assembled Using Silicon Nanowire Building Blocks