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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [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}.
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The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and
cried through the lattice. --Judg. v. 28.
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2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used
as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.
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3. (Crystallography) The arrangement of atoms or molecules in
a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of
points in space, each point representing the location of
an atom or molecule; called also {crystal lattice} and
{space lattice}.
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{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.
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