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lattice

[lat-is] / ˈlæt ɪs /


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One of Certor’s top models has an impact-absorbing inner lattice designed around the scan of an athlete’s head.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The new approach is built around Quantum lattice gates, a recently proposed universal set of quantum gates developed by the same research team.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

"This quantum enhancement of the effective atom size makes collisions on a given lattice site much more likely, increasing the resistivity of the system."

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The researchers said that protecting or stabilizing this lattice may offer a new way to slow neurodegeneration.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Henri sat in a chair, leaned back against the lattice which concealed the door of the men’s toilet at Red Williams’.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

"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

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

Based on this insight, they developed the theoretical framework of "optical thermodynamics," describing how light in nonlinear lattices can undergo processes analogous to expansion, compression, and even phase transitions.

From Science Daily Oct. 10, 2025

In recent years, physicists have found that the geometric arrangement of atoms in some 2D crystals, like Kagome lattices, can also produce flat bands.

From Science Daily Jan. 29, 2024

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

General Electric relies on 3-D printing to make fuel nozzles for jet engines, Stryker makes spinal implants and Adidas prints latticed soles for high-end running shoes.

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2022

Here the roof, latticed through and through with fine roots, was very strong.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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

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

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

The nation displayed their love to Charles the Second, by latticing the forests.

From An History of Birmingham (1783) by William Hutton




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