lattice

noun
/ˈlæt.ɪs/UK

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.

  1. derived from *(s)latn-
  2. derived from *laþô — “board; plank; ledge
  3. derived from *lattu — “a lath
  4. derived from lattis
  5. derived from lattis
  6. derived from latis

Definitions

  1. A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other…

    A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

    • It was now in ruin: the deer had climbed the broken palings, and reposed among the flowers; grass grew on the threshold, and the swinging lattice creaking to the wind, gave signal of utter desertion.
  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. + 5 more definitions
    1. A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of…

      A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.

    2. In any of several technical senses, a substructure with properties analogous to those the…

      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.

    3. A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a…

      A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.

    4. To make a lattice of.

      • to lattice timbers
    5. To close, as an opening, with latticework

      To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.

      • to lattice a window

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at lattice. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at lattice. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at lattice

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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