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latticed

Variant of lattice

noun

  1. an openwork structure of crossed strips or bars of wood, metal, etc. used as a screen, support, etc.
  2. something resembling or suggesting such a structure
  3. a door, gate, shutter, trellis, etc. formed of such a structure
  4. Physics
    1. a three-dimensional pattern of points in space, as of atoms or groups of atoms in a solid or crystal
    2. space lattice
    3. the arrangement in a geometric pattern of fissionable and nonfissionable material in a nuclear reactor

transitive verb latticed, latticing

  1. to arrange like a lattice; make a lattice of
  2. to furnish or cover with a lattice or latticework

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