noun

lattice

LAT-ihs

noun

A framework of crossed strips of wood or metal, often used as a garden trellis or decorative pattern.

"Roses climbed up the wooden lattice on the porch."

"The pie crust was finished with a neat lattice on top."

(science) A regular, repeating arrangement of points or units in space, as in a crystal.

"The atoms are arranged in a crystal lattice."

How to Use Lattice

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA crisscross framework or pattern, whether physical (a trellis, a pie crust) or scientific (a crystal structure).

Common pairings

lattice crust crystal lattice lattice fence

latticed past tense, lattices plural, lattices singular

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Roses climbed up the wooden _____ on the porch.

From Old French latis, from latte ("a lath, thin strip of wood").

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