Bravais lattice

[ brav-ey, bruh-vey ]

/ ˈbræv eɪ, brəˈveɪ /

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noun

Crystallography. lattice (def. 4).

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Origin of Bravais lattice

Named after Auguste Bravais (died 1863), French physicist

Words nearby Bravais lattice

braunite, Braunschweig, Braunschweiger, brava, bravado, Bravais lattice, brave, brave face, put on a, brave it out, brave new world, bravery

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How to use Bravais lattice in a sentence

The fence, with the open squares in the lattice serving as solid notches, is perfect for resting and aiming a rifle.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Models wore beaded headpieces with lattice-work and pearl-encrusted boots.
All Hail, McQueen!|Isabel Wilkinson|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I love her lattice crust variation, and the addition of nutmeg sauce takes it to a whole other level.
Fresh Picks|Katie Lee|October 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They say the ladder construct is out, lattice is in, for men and women.
I Just Had a Baby, I'll Call You Back|Katty Kay, Claire Shipman|June 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

A very brief exercise of Mr. Sikess art sufficed to overcome the fastening of the lattice, and it soon stood wide open also.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
In fact, she was placed in a room—or rather an erection of three storeys or rooms—of stout lattice-work in a turret of the castle.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The ball, he observed, was made of light bands or lathes arranged somewhat in the form of lattice-work.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
Through the lattice windows the murmur of a stream can be heard, on whose banks—but we shall come to that directly.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
Grendel means, originally, no more than a bar or rod, or a palisade or lattice-work made of such bars or rods.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bravais lattice

Bravais lattice

/ (ˈbræveɪ, brəˈveɪ) /

noun

crystallog any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals

Word Origin for Bravais lattice

named after Auguste Bravais, 19th-century French physicist

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