lattices
noun
- 1
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
- 2
A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
- 3
A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
- 4
A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.
- 5
A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
- 6
(Lie theory) A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
- 7
A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To make a lattice of.
“to lattice timbers”
- 2
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
“to lattice a window”
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