Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lattice

/ˈlæt.ɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: lat-tice
IPA: /ˈlæt.ɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

noun

A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.

noun

A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.

noun

A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.

noun

In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.

noun

In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.

noun

In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.

noun

A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.

Example Sentences

"It was now in ruin: 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."
"As we descended the long wooden stairway that leads from the central tower to the Island of Inchgarvie, the straight and simple outlines of the internal viaduct stood out in sharp contrast to the long sweep of the massive tubular arms of the cantilevers, and the complicated network of the lattice cross girders."
"to lattice timbers"
"to lattice a window"

Etymology

From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing”), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath”), from Frankish *lattu (“a lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþô (“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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: latis, lattis, *lattu, *laþô, *(s)latn-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlæt.ɪs/
British English: /ˈlæt.ɪs/

Inflected Forms

lattices (plural) lettice (alternative) lattices (present, singular) latticing (participle, present) latticed (participle, past) latticed (past)

Derived Forms

antilattice bilattice hyperlattice interlattice latticelike latticewise microlattice nanolattice nonlattice quasilattice semilattice sublattice

Phrases

Abrikosov lattice Bethe lattice Boolean lattice bounded lattice Bravais lattice complete lattice crystal lattice distributive lattice

Frequently Paired Words

grid fret trellis

Synonyms

latticework fretwork wicket grille

Rhymes With

status apparatus gratis stratus batus

Questions

How do you pronounce lattice?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæt.ɪs/.
What does lattice mean?: A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Where does lattice come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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