Lattice Definition

lătĭs
latticed, lattices, latticing
noun
lattices
An openwork structure of crossed strips or bars of wood, metal, etc. used as a screen, support, etc.
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Something resembling or suggesting such a structure.
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A door, gate, shutter, trellis, etc. formed of such a structure.
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Something, such as a decorative motif or heraldic bearing, that resembles an open, patterned framework.
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A three-dimensional pattern of points in space, as of atoms or groups of atoms in a solid or crystal.
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verb
latticed, lattices, latticing
To arrange like a lattice; make a lattice of.
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To furnish or cover with a lattice or latticework.
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Other Word Forms of Lattice

Noun

Singular:
lattice
Plural:
lattices

Origin of Lattice

  • From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing"), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath"), from Frankish *latta (“a lath"), from Proto-Germanic *lattō(n), *laþþō(n), *laþēn (“lath, board"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- (“beam, log"). Cognate with Old High German latta (German Latte, “lath"), Old English lætt (“lath"), Middle Low German lāde (“plank, counter, sales counter"), German Laden (“shop"). More at lath.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English latis from Old French lattis from latte lath of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lattice Sentence Examples

  • It was a bridge for two lines of railway with lattice girders continuous over three spans.

  • The arch is formed by two lattice ribs hinged at the abutments.

  • The roadway girders are lattice, 17 ft.

  • Studies of vortices in other superconductors indicate that they can form a sort of " lattice " configuration.

  • I proved, for example, a generalized coverage theorem that specialized to both the known complete lattice and preframe versions.

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Words Starting With

LLALAT

Words Ending With

ECEICE

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Words Starting With L and Ending With E

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With L7 Letter Words Ending With E