1
a
: a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips
b
: a window, door, or gate having a lattice
c
: a network or design resembling a lattice
2
: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space
specifically
: the arrangement of atoms in a crystal
3
: a mathematical set that has some elements ordered and that is such that for any two elements there exists a greatest element in the subset of all elements less than or equal to both and a least element in the subset of all elements greater than or equal to both
lattice
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Built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1648, the pure white marble facade with a 3D effect is known for its most intricate inlays and delicate lattices, representing the pinnacle of building design in the Indo-Mughal style.
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Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
The globe-spanning menu has something for everyone, including a sumptuous hot, or haute, chocolate freshly poured over a marshmallow cube and solid chocolate lattice, worth every penny of its $25 price tag.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Wrapped in lattice, the freestanding minaret features mechanized speakers that ascend to issue calls to prayer.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer figured out that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
The globe-spanning menu has something for everyone, including a sumptuous hot, or haute, chocolate freshly poured over a marshmallow cube and solid chocolate lattice, worth every penny of its $25 price tag.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Wrapped in lattice, the freestanding minaret features mechanized speakers that ascend to issue calls to prayer.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
John Bardeen, Leon Cooper, and John Robert Schrieffer figured out that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Lattice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lattice. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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lattice
noun
lat·tice
ˈlat-əs 
: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space: as
a
: the geometrical arrangement of atoms in a crystal
called also space lattice
b
: a geometrical arrangement of fissionable material in a nuclear reactor
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