Lattice

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlæt.ɪs/

Origin

From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis ("lathing"), from Old French lattis, from latte ("a lath"), from Frankish *latta ("a lath"), from Proto-Germanic *lattō(n), *laþþō(n), *laþēn ("lath, board"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lat- ("beam, log"). Cognate with Old High German latta ("lath") (German Latte), Old English lætt ("lath"), Middle Low German lāde ("plank, counter, sales counter"), German Laden ("shop"). More at lath.

Full definition of lattice

Noun

1. A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
2. (heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
3. (crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
4. (order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
5. (group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.

Synonyms

• latticework

Hyponyms

• (algebra) complete lattice
• (algebra) distributive lattice

Hypernyms

• (algebra) partially ordered set

Derived terms

• Boolean lattice
• complete lattice
• crystal lattice
• distributive lattice
• lattice bridge
• lattice girder
• lattice energy
• lattice plant
• lattice point
• lattice window
• semilattice
• space lattice

Verb

1. To make a lattice of.to lattice timbers
2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.to lattice a window

Anagrams

• tactile