'Lattice' definitions:
Definition of 'lattice'
(from WordNet)
noun
An arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
noun
Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted [syn: wicket, lattice, grille]
noun
Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework, fretwork]
Definition of 'Lattice'
From: GCIDE
- Lattice \Lat"tice\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Latticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Latticing.]
- 1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window. [1913 Webster]
- To lattice up, to cover or inclose with a lattice. [1913 Webster]
- Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up Caesar. --Sir T. North. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lattice'
From: GCIDE
- Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See Latten, 1st Lath.]
- 1. Any work of wood, metal, plastic, or other solid material, made by crossing a series of parallel laths, or thin strips, with another series at a diagonal angle, and forming a network with openings between the strips; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework. [1913 Webster]
- The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. --Judg. v. 28. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Crystallography) The arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of points in space, each point representing the location of an atom or molecule; called also crystal lattice and space lattice. [PJC]
- Lattice bridge, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses.
- Lattice girder (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework.
- Lattice plant (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar (Ouvirandra fenestralis), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is Ouvirandra Berneriana. The genus is merged in Aponogeton by recent authors. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'lattice'
From: Easton
- Lattice
- Heb. 'eshnabh, a latticed opening through which the cool breeze passes (Judg. 5:28). The flat roofs of the houses were sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the neighbourhood.
- Heb. harakim, the network or lattice of a window (Cant. 2:9).
- Heb. sebakhah, the latticed balustrade before a window or balcony (2 Kings 1:2). The lattice window is frequently used in Eastern countries.
Synonyms of 'lattice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arabesque,
- atomic cluster,
- atomic pile,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- bay,
- bay window,
- benzene ring,
- bow window,
- branched chain,
- breeder reactor,
- bricks,
- cadre,
- cancellation,
- case,
- casement,
- casement window,
- casing,
- chain,
- chain reactor,
- chain-reacting pile,
- chassis,
- closed chain,
- compound radical,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- cycle,
- doorframe,
- fabric,
- fan window,
- fanlight,
- fast pile,
- filigree,
- frame,
- framework,
- framing,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- furnace,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- heterocycle,
- heterogeneous reactor,
- homocycle,
- homogeneous reactor,
- interlacement,
- intermediate pile,
- intertexture,
- intertwinement,
- Kekule formula,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lancet window,
- lantern,
- latticework,
- light,
- louver window,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- molecule,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- neutron factory,
- nuclear furnace,
- oriel,
- pane,
- picture frame,
- picture window,
- pile,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- plutonium reactor,
- port,
- porthole,
- power reactor,
- power-breeder reactor,
- raddle,
- radical,
- radioactive waste,
- reactor,
- reactor pile,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- ring,
- rods,
- rose window,
- sash,
- screen,
- screening,
- shell,
- side chain,
- sieve,
- simple radical,
- skeleton,
- skylight,
- slow pile,
- space-lattice,
- stellarator,
- straight chain,
- texture,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- transom,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- uranium reactor,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- wicket,
- window,
- window bay,
- window case,
- window frame,
- window glass,
- windowpane