Main Entry:

lat·tice

Pronunciation:

\ˈla-təs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English latis, from Anglo-French latiz

Date:

14th century

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 lattice2: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space ; specifically : the arrangement of atoms in a crystal3: 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 transitive verb

— lat·ticed \-tist\ adjective