Latticework

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Latticework \Lat"tice*work`\, n.
     Same as {Lattice}, n., 1.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  latticework
       n : framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips
           of wood or metal [syn: {lattice}, {fretwork}]