noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK, US:/ˈlæt.ɪs/
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rhymes with -ætɪs
CMU ARPABET:L AE1 T AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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5
noun
Meaning 5
In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and which spans the real vector space Rn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Lie theory; generalizing noun sense 5.1; Lie theory; generalizing noun sense 5.1
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences, topology
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7
noun
Meaning 7
In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the set of points with integer coordinates bears in relation to the full Euclidian space these points are contained in.
A finitely generated R-submodule of V which spans V over F. (In this case the submodule is called an R-lattice).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: ring theory; generalizing noun sense 5.1; ring theory; generalizing noun sense 5.1
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, order-theory, sciences
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9
verb
Meaning 9
To make a lattice of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to lattice timbers
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10
verb
Meaning 10
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
to lattice a window
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11
noun
Meaning 11
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: latticework, fretwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
Narrower terms: trellis, treillage
12
noun
Meaning 12
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wicket, grille
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opening
13
noun
Meaning 13
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: arrangement, organization, organisation, system
Narrower terms: space lattice, crystal lattice, Bravais lattice
History
Etymology
From Middle English latis, from Middle French lattis (“lathing”), from Old French lattis, from latte (“a lath”), from Frankish *lattu (“a lath”), from Proto-Germanic *laþô (“board; plank; ledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)latn-, *(s)lat- (“beam; log”). Cognate with Old High German latta (“lath”), (German Latte), Old English lætt (“lath”), Middle Low German lāde (“plank, counter, sales counter”), German Laden (“shop”). More at lath.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
решетка
(rešetka)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Catalan:
gelosia
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Czech:
mřížka
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Dutch:
raster
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Dutch:
latwerk
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Finnish:
säleikkö
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Finnish:
ristikko
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
French:
treillis
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Galician:
latiza
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Galician:
encanivelado
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Galician:
xeloxía
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
German:
Gitterzaun
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
German:
Gitterwerk
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
German:
Gitter
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
German:
Gatter
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
German:
Lattengerüst
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Greek:
καφασωτό
(kafasotó)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Greek:
καφάσι
(kafási)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hebrew:
סריג
(saríg)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hebrew:
סבכה
(svakhá)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
rács
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
rácsozat
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
apácarács
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
ablakrács
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
lécezet
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Hungarian:
rostély
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Italian:
grata
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Italian:
griglia
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Italian:
traliccio
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Italian:
graticcio
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Italian:
reticolo
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Japanese:
格子
(kōshi)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Japanese:
ラティス
(ratisu)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Ladino:
bagdadi
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Latin:
cancellī
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Latin:
clāthrī
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Macedonian:
решетка
(rešetka)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Polish:
krata
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Polish:
kratka
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Portuguese:
gelosia
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Portuguese:
rótula
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Portuguese:
treliça
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Russian:
плетёная решётка
(pletjónaja rešótka)
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Scottish Gaelic:
cliath
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Spanish:
celosía
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Spanish:
enrejado
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Spanish:
entramado
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Tagalog:
sala-sala
— flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material
Bulgarian:
решетка
(rešetka)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Catalan:
quadrícula
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Chinese Mandarin:
晶格
(jīnggé)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Dutch:
rooster
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Dutch:
kristalrooster
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Finnish:
hila
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
French:
quadrillage
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
French:
grille
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
French:
lattis
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
French:
réseau
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
German:
Kristallgitter
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
German:
Gitter
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Greek:
πλέγμα
(plégma)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Hebrew:
רשת
(réshet)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Hungarian:
rács
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Italian:
graticcio
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Italian:
traliccio
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Italian:
reticolo
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Italian:
griglia
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Japanese:
結晶格子
(kesshōkōshi)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Korean:
결정격자
(gyeoljeonggyeokja)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Macedonian:
ре́шетка
(réšetka)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Polish:
krata
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Portuguese:
trama
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Portuguese:
grade
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Romanian:
rețea
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Romanian:
latice
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Russian:
решётка
(rešótka)
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Spanish:
trama
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Spanish:
cuadrícula
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Spanish:
red cristalina
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Spanish:
retícula
— regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points
Bulgarian:
решетка
(rešetka)
— partially ordered set
Chinese Mandarin:
格
(gé)
— partially ordered set
Czech:
svaz
— partially ordered set
Dutch:
tralie
— partially ordered set
Estonian:
võre
— partially ordered set
Finnish:
hila
— partially ordered set
German:
Verband
— partially ordered set
Greek:
πλέγμα
(plégma)
— partially ordered set
Hebrew:
סריג
(saríg)
— partially ordered set
Hungarian:
háló
— partially ordered set
Icelandic:
grind
— partially ordered set
Italian:
reticolo
— partially ordered set
Japanese:
束
(soku)
— partially ordered set
Japanese:
ラティス
(ratisu)
— partially ordered set
Macedonian:
решетка
(rešetka)
— partially ordered set
Polish:
krata
— partially ordered set
Portuguese:
reticulado
— partially ordered set
Russian:
решётка
(rešótka)
— partially ordered set
