orthorhombic system, one of the structural categories systems to

which crystalline solids can be assigned. Crystals in this system are referred
to three mutually perpendicular axes that are unequal in length. If the atoms or
atom groups in the solid are represented by points and the points are
connected, the resulting lattice will consist of an orderly stacking of blocks, or
unit cells. The orthorhombic unit cell is distinguished by three lines called axes
of 2-fold symmetry about which the cell can be rotated by 180 without
changing its appearance. This characteristic requires that the angles between
any two edges of the unit cell be right angles but the edges may be any
length.

hexagonal system, one of the principal categories of structures to which a

given crystalline solid can be assigned. Components of crystals in this system
are located by reference to four axesthree of equal lengths set at 120 to
one another and a fourth, perpendicular to the plane of the other three. If the
atoms or atomic groups in the solid are represented by points and the points
are connected by line segments, the resulting lattice will define the edges of
an orderly stacking of blocks, or unit cells. The hexagonal unit cell is
distinguished by the presence of a single line, called an axis of 6-fold
symmetry, about which the cell can be rotated by either 60 or 120 without
changing its appearance.