lattice: Meaning and Definition of

lat•tice

1. a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
2. a window, gate, or the like consisting of such a structure.
3. the structure of fissionable and nonfissionable materials geometrically arranged within a nuclear reactor.
4. Also calledan arrangement in space of isolated points in a regular pattern, showing the positions of atoms, molecules, or ions in the structure of a crystal.
5. 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.

1. to furnish with a lattice or latticework.
2. to form into or arrange like latticework.