lattices

noun

  1. 1

    A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

  2. 2

    A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.

  3. 3

    A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.

  4. 4

    A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.

  5. 5

    A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.

  6. 6

    (Lie theory) A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.

  7. 7

    A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To make a lattice of.

    to lattice timbers
  2. 2

    To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.

    to lattice a window

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