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
Examples of lattice in a Sentence
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The necklace sees a green enamel egg encased in a gold lattice and adorned with flowers made from blue sapphires and white diamonds.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
The abundance of diverse pathways for lithium movement within the crystal lattice allows for efficient ion conductivity, according to Rosseinsky.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
That pair of vectors isn’t the lattice’s only basis.
—Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2024
Press edges of lattice strips into crust edge to seal.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Thick corded trunks snake upward from the ground, reaching toward an overhead lattice of branches splotched with green.
—Pragathi Ravi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
The dessert course was replaced with an otter kibble pie, finished with a sardine lattice, the aquarium added.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
Lenstra next imagined all the integers as an infinite set of grid points, known in mathematics as a lattice.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Furniture is crafted from natural materials such as rattan and wicker and features tropical prints with lattice patterns and large palm leaves.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
The abundance of diverse pathways for lithium movement within the crystal lattice allows for efficient ion conductivity, according to Rosseinsky.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
That pair of vectors isn’t the lattice’s only basis.
—Madison Goldberg, WIRED, 11 Feb. 2024
Press edges of lattice strips into crust edge to seal.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Thick corded trunks snake upward from the ground, reaching toward an overhead lattice of branches splotched with green.
—Pragathi Ravi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
The dessert course was replaced with an otter kibble pie, finished with a sardine lattice, the aquarium added.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
Lenstra next imagined all the integers as an infinite set of grid points, known in mathematics as a lattice.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
Furniture is crafted from natural materials such as rattan and wicker and features tropical prints with lattice patterns and large palm leaves.
—Anna Kim, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
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lattice
noun
lat·tice
ˈlat-əs 
: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space: as
a
: the geometrical arrangement of atoms in a crystal
called also space lattice
b
: a geometrical arrangement of fissionable material in a nuclear reactor
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