lattices

• architectures
• armatures
• cadres
• cages
• chassis
• configurations
• contours
• edifices
• fabrics
• figures
• frames
• frameworks
• framings
• grills
• infrastructures
• networks
• outlines
• profiles
• screens
• shapes
• shells
• silhouettes
• skeletons
• structures
• wireworks

• 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.
• verb
  1. To make a lattice of.
  2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.

• The builders installed several lattices to support the climbing vines.
• The intricate lattices of the metalwork were a beautiful feature of the bridge.
• She admired the lattices on the windows, which allowed the flowers to grow freely.
• The garden was filled with wooden lattices that separated different plant sections.
• Lattices made of iron were used to create the elegant design of the gazebo.

gates

networks

fabrics

cadres

nets

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