latticed

[lat-ist]

adjective

having a lattice or latticework.

Biology. clathrate.

Origin of latticed

First recorded in 1555–65; lattice + -ed³

Related formshalf-lat·ticed, adjectiveun·lat·ticed, adjective

lattice

[lat-is]

noun

a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.

a window, gate, or the like consisting of such a structure.

Physics. the structure of fissionable and nonfissionable materials geometrically arranged within a nuclear reactor.

Also called Bravais lattice, crystal lattice, space lattice. Crystallography. an arrangement in space of isolated points (lattice points) in a regular pattern, showing the positions of atoms, molecules, or ions in the structure of a crystal.

Mathematics. a partially ordered set in which every subset containing exactly two elements has a greatest lower bound or intersection and a least upper bound or union.

verb (used with object), lat·ticed, lat·tic·ing.

to furnish with a lattice or latticework.

to form into or arrange like latticework.

Origin of lattice

1350–1400; Middle English latis < Middle French lattis, derivative of latte lath < Germanic; see lath

Related formslat·tice·like, adjective

Synonyms for lattice

1. trellis, grille, screen, grid.

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Examples from the Web for latticed

Contemporary Examples of latticed

This information can be processed and then fed back into the city, creating a latticed network of feedback loops.
How Big Data Is Entering Every Corner of Our Lives
Leo Hollis
July 26, 2013

Historical Examples of latticed

These were set in pots and on shelves near the latticed windows.
Welsh Fairy Tales
William Elliott Griffis
Its sides were latticed; we could go up it hand over hand, like monkeys.
Wandl the Invader
Raymond King Cummings
Flice said, musingly, as they approached the latticed passageway.
Shapes that Haunt the Dusk
Various
Behind this chapel was an inclosure, closed by a latticed gate.
The Man in the Iron Mask
Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Outside were latticed grooves with tent, tent-poles, and rifles.
A Simpleton
Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for latticed

lattice

noun

Also called: latticework an open framework of strips of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern

a gate, screen, etc, formed of such a framework
(as modifier)a lattice window

something, such as a decorative or heraldic device, resembling such a framework

an array of objects or points in a periodic pattern in two or three dimensions, esp an array of atoms, ions, etc, in a crystal or an array of points indicating their positions in spaceSee also Bravais lattice

verb

to make, adorn, or supply with a lattice or lattices

Derived Formslatticed, adjective

Word Origin for lattice

C14: from Old French lattis, from latte lath

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Word Origin and History for latticed

lattice

c.1300, from Old French latiz "lattice," from late "lath, board, plank, batten" (Modern French latte), from Frankish or some other Germanic source, cf. Old High German latta "lath;" see lath).

Science definitions for latticed

lattice

[lăt′ĭs]

A set of points that, when joined together, form the geometric shape of a mineral crystal. The lattice of the mineral halite, for example, is in the shape of a cube. See more at crystal.