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 lattice
2
: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space
specifically
: the arrangement of atoms in a crystal
3
: 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
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The fisherman, Melchiore Camilleri, pulled the net up and noticed two red fish caught in the lattice.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is an enterprise lattice that works but built on the operating realities of today — automation pushed to its highest achievable level, and humans taking on the remaining workload.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The studio’s lattice-brick design also harnesses airflow and shade to withstand central Vietnam’s unforgiving climate.
—Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The Reflets team moved on to the workings of Altice and the complex lattice of holding companies that surrounded Drahi and his closest associates.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The result is an enterprise lattice that works but built on the operating realities of today — automation pushed to its highest achievable level, and humans taking on the remaining workload.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The studio’s lattice-brick design also harnesses airflow and shade to withstand central Vietnam’s unforgiving climate.
—Faye Bradley, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The Reflets team moved on to the workings of Altice and the complex lattice of holding companies that surrounded Drahi and his closest associates.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Lattice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lattice. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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lattice
noun
lat·tice
ˈlat-əs 
: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space: as
a
: the geometrical arrangement of atoms in a crystal
called also space lattice
b
: a geometrical arrangement of fissionable material in a nuclear reactor
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