a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
a window, gate, or the like consisting of such a structure.
Physics. the structure of fissionable and nonfissionable materials geometrically arranged within a nuclear reactor.
Also called Bravais lattice, crystal lattice, space lattice. Crystallography. an arrangement in space of isolated points (lattice points ) in a regular pattern, showing the positions of atoms, molecules, or ions in the structure of a crystal.
Mathematics. a partially ordered set in which every subset containing exactly two elements has a greatest lower bound or intersection and a least upper bound or union.
verb (used with object),lat·ticed,lat·tic·ing.
to furnish with a lattice or latticework.
to form into or arrange like latticework.
Origin of lattice
1350–1400; Middle English latis<Middle French lattis, derivative of latte lath <Germanic; see lath
In metals, for example, the electrons with the highest energies occupy a band that is not filled to capacity, so the electrons can move throughout the atomic lattice, allowing the material to conduct electricity.
Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light|Philip Ball|September 30, 2020|Quanta Magazine
It’s as if the electrons no longer notice the underlying lattice of atomic nuclei.
Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light|Philip Ball|September 30, 2020|Quanta Magazine
At high temperatures they grow disordered and the lattice demagnetizes.
How Mathematical ‘Hocus-Pocus’ Saved Particle Physics|Charlie Wood|September 17, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Because the points are evenly spaced, it turns out that from just two coordinates of the grid it is possible to compute all the points within the same lattice.
Quantum computers threaten to end digital security. Here’s what’s being done about it|Jeremy Kahn|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Lattice-based cryptography is based on the unique mathematical properties of grids of evenly-spaced points, or lattices.
Quantum computers threaten to end digital security. Here’s what’s being done about it|Jeremy Kahn|September 11, 2020|Fortune
The fence, with the open squares in the lattice serving as solid notches, is perfect for resting and aiming a rifle.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I love her lattice crust variation, and the addition of nutmeg sauce takes it to a whole other level.
They say the ladder construct is out, lattice is in, for men and women.
I Just Had a Baby, I'll Call You Back|Katty Kay, Claire Shipman|June 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The lattice work of the window had already caught fire, and a sheet of flame lit up the street.
Jack Archer|G. A. Henty
The front was a lattice of bars, with a narrow six-foot doorway, standing open now.
Beyond the Vanishing Point|Raymond King Cummings
The houses are mean-looking, but their otherwise shabby uniformity is broken up by lattice windows.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
She made an effort to move the lattice of meshrebiya, but it was nailed fast to the main wood work of the house.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
Judith swept back the curtain from the lattice, and let a flood of noonday light into the hitherto carefully darkened chamber.
The Siege of Norwich Castle|Matilda Maria Blake
British Dictionary definitions for lattice
lattice
/ (ˈlætɪs) /
noun
Also called: latticeworkan open framework of strips of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
a gate, screen, etc, formed of such a framework
(as modifier)a lattice window
something, such as a decorative or heraldic device, resembling such a framework
an array of objects or points in a periodic pattern in two or three dimensions, esp an array of atoms, ions, etc, in a crystal or an array of points indicating their positions in spaceSee also Bravais lattice
verb
to make, adorn, or supply with a lattice or lattices
A set of points that, when joined together, form the geometric shape of a mineral crystal. The lattice of the mineral halite, for example, is in the shape of a cube. See more at crystal.