lattice

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The wall is lined with thick, vertical grooves, described by Vargas as “almost like a lattice surface because the corrugation is so deep.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

They are effectively frustrated because the geometry of the lattice prevents them from achieving the lowest energy arrangement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Using medical imaging as a guide, they recreated the delicate lattice known as trabeculae that gives bone its internal strength.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

It’s a nearly perfect pattern of alternating shapes, where metal atoms hold longer carbon-based molecules in place in a sort of lattice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He was also strapped to a steel lattice which was bolted to a flatcar on rails, and there was no way he could turn his head or touch the pipe.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut