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Webster 1913 Edition

Lattice

Lat′tice

,
Noun.
[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
.
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the
lattice
.
Judg. v. 28.
2.
(Her.)
The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
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.

Lat′tice

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Latticed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Latticing
.]
1.
To make a lattice of;
as, to
lattice
timbers
.
2.
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice;
as, to
lattice
a window
.
To lattice up
,
to cover or inclose with a lattice.
Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath
latticed up
Caesar.
Sir T. North.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lattice

LAT'TICE

,
Noun.
Any work of wood or iron, made by crossing laths, rods or bars, and forming open squares like net-work; as the lattice of a window.
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. Judges 5.

LAT'TICE

, a.
1.
Consisting of cross pieces; as lattice work.
2.
Furnished with lattice work; as a lattice window.

LAT'TICE

, v.t.
1.
To form with cross bars, and open work.
2.
To furnish with a lattice.

Definition 2024

lattice

lattice

English

A wooden lattice
Lattice (algebra)

Noun

lattice ‎(plural lattices)

  1. A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
    • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 2, chapter 7
      It [a park]was now in ruinː the deer had climbed the broken palings, and reposed among the flowers; grass grew on the threshold, and the swinging lattice creaking to the wind, gave signal of utter desertion.
  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 a unique infimum.
  5. (group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.

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lattice ‎(third-person singular simple present lattices, present participle latticing, simple past and past participle latticed)

  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

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Italian

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lattice m ‎(plural lattici)

  1. latex

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Etymology

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 *lattǭ, *lattō, *laþþō ‎(“board; plank; ledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-, *(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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ɪs/

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