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lattice

[lat-is] / ˈlæt ɪs /


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They also altered the structure by damaging or protecting specific sections, allowing them to see how neurons responded when the lattice changed.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

For liquid water to become ice, its molecules must arrange themselves into an orderly crystal lattice.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

It was made from two sheets of metal lattice mesh, which HSE inspectors determined was poorly designed.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The Hammetschwand Lift, a rocket-shaped metal lattice tower and the highest outdoor lift in Europe, shoots up 152 metres to the mountain summit.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Lourdes looks up through the steel lattice of the bridge coated black with exhaust.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

"Basically, you could have different types of order that get nucleated because of the proximity of these two frustrated lattices," he said.

From Science Daily Mar. 16, 2026

Just as magnetic interactions can be frustrated in certain lattice structures, these dimers can also face restrictions in geometries such as triangular lattices or honeycomb networks.

From Science Daily Mar. 16, 2026

In Australia, First Graphene says it has found a way to slow the spread of fire in plastics by adding graphene – tiny flakes of carbon atoms arranged in honeycomb lattices.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

"About a decade ago, there was a seminal publication that found out that Maxwell lattices can exhibit a topological phase," McInerney said.

From Science Daily Oct. 18, 2025

The lattices of metal and lights are empty.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

A piped-in soundtrack simulates urban din, and latticed wood alcoves emulate storefronts.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

Glasgow's coat of arms includes a tree, a bird, a fish and a bell - but this giant steel latticed structure beside the Clyde has become an unofficial emblem of the city.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

The Sultana, who is a stout but beautiful young woman, sat upon silk cushions striped with silver, near a latticed window overlooking the sea.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Exposed midriffs latticed with cords and toggles came on otherwise unfussy slim silhouettes.

From Seattle Times Oct. 1, 2022

The firemage had conjured a ladder in the air, a crackling orange ladder of swirling flame that rose unsupported from the floor of the bazaar, reaching toward the high latticed roof.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Its narrator is an Ohio housewife who reflects on her past, her family and her country while latticing cherry pies.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2019

We got a sense that this episode would be awkward, but the thread latticing the episode turned out to be much darker.

From Time Apr. 9, 2012

The latticing might be very much stronger than necessary, but it would not add anything to the strength of the column to resist compression.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Edward Godfrey

They may see the scaffolding of the great shipyards latticing themselves against the sky, and the granite quarries against the hills.

From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Agnes Rothery

It was erected Mexican fashion, the roof supported on stout poles, and then mudded walls were built up on arrowweed latticing.

From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by James H. McClintock




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