lattice
pronunciation
How to pronounce lattice in British English:
UK [ˈlætɪs]
How to pronounce lattice in American English:
US [ˈlætɪs]
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- Noun:
- an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
- small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
Word Origin
- lattice (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old French latiz "lattice," from late "lath, board, plank, batten" (Modern French latte), from Frankish or some other Germanic source, such as Old High German latta "lath;" see lath).
Example
- 1. The resulting lattice was indeed a chiral pattern of scalene triangles .
- 2. However , one lattice cannot be transformed into the other by rotation or translation .
- 3. The team began with what it describes as the simplest form of chiral lattice in 2d .
- 4. It does this because heating cerium oxide drives oxygen atoms out of its crystal lattice .
- 5. Such a lattice can be made in two ways , each being a mirror image of the other .