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
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The keyboard has the flat lattice design seen on 13- and 14-inch XPS laptops, which looks sharp but isn't particularly comfortable.
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Arched lattice panels screen the area and serve as the walls, while a wooden chandelier hangs from branches that stretch overhead, forming the ceiling and adding ambience at night.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The team studied how the double lattice structure – seen in the skeleton of a sponge called Venus' flower basket – demonstrated not only impressive strength, but also auextic behavior – the ability to contract when compressed.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
Its skeletal frame features a composite beam lattice construction with metal joints.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
Arched lattice panels screen the area and serve as the walls, while a wooden chandelier hangs from branches that stretch overhead, forming the ceiling and adding ambience at night.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The team studied how the double lattice structure – seen in the skeleton of a sponge called Venus' flower basket – demonstrated not only impressive strength, but also auextic behavior – the ability to contract when compressed.
—New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
Its skeletal frame features a composite beam lattice construction with metal joints.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Lattice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lattice. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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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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