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lattice

  • noun
  • /ˈlæt.ɪs/

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

Other meanings

  1. A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.

  2. A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.

Related words

  • antilattice
  • bilattice
  • hyperlattice
  • interlattice
  • latticelike
  • latticewise
  • microlattice
  • nanolattice
  • nonlattice
  • quasilattice
  • sublattice
  • superlattice

Word history

From Old French "lattis".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lattice” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.