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ALL meanings of lattice

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  • noun lattice a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips. 1
  • noun lattice a window, gate, or the like consisting of such a structure. 1
  • noun lattice Physics. the structure of fissionable and nonfissionable materials geometrically arranged within a nuclear reactor. 1
  • noun lattice 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. 1
  • noun lattice 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. 1
  • verb with object lattice to furnish with a lattice or latticework. 1
  • verb with object lattice to form into or arrange like latticework. 1
  • noun Definition of lattice in Technology (theory)   A partially ordered set in which all finite subsets have a least upper bound and greatest lower bound. This definition has been standard at least since the 1930s and probably since Dedekind worked on lattice theory in the 19th century; though he may not have used that name. See also complete lattice, domain theory. 1
  • noun lattice crisscross framework 1
  • noun lattice sth with lattice pattern 1
  • noun lattice A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants. 1
  • countable noun lattice A lattice is a pattern or structure made of strips of wood or another material which cross over each other diagonally leaving holes in between. 0
  • noun lattice an open framework of strips of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern 0
  • noun lattice a gate, screen, etc, formed of such a framework 0
  • noun lattice (as modifier) 0
  • noun lattice something, such as a decorative or heraldic device, resembling such a framework 0
  • noun lattice 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 space 0
  • verb lattice to make, adorn, or supply with a lattice or lattices 0
  • noun lattice an openwork structure of crossed strips or bars of wood, metal, etc. used as a screen, support, etc. 0
  • noun lattice something resembling or suggesting such a structure 0
  • noun lattice a door, gate, shutter, trellis, etc. formed of such a structure 0
  • noun lattice a three-dimensional pattern of points in space, as of atoms or groups of atoms in a solid or crystal 0
  • noun lattice space lattice 0
  • noun lattice the arrangement in a geometric pattern of fissionable and nonfissionable material in a nuclear reactor 0
  • verb transitive lattice to arrange like a lattice; make a lattice of 0
  • verb transitive lattice to furnish or cover with a lattice or latticework 0
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