lattice

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lattice lattice girder space lattice

Main Entry: lat·tice
Pronunciation: 'la-t&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English latis, from Anglo-French latiz
1 a : a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips b : a window, door, or gate having a lattice c : a network or design resembling a lattice
2 : a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space; specifically : the arrangement of atoms in a crystal
3 : a mathematical set that has some elements ordered and that is such that for any two elements there exists a greatest element in the subset of all elements less than or equal to both and a least element in the subset of all elements greater than or equal to both
- lattice transitive verb
- lat·ticed /-tist/ adjective