lattice

Grid of strips

A lattice is a structure of crossed strips or bars with open spaces between them, forming a regular pattern: a garden lattice covered in climbing roses.

The design appears in fences, window screens, and decorative panels.

In mathematics and crystallography, a lattice is an arrangement of points or objects in a regular, repeating pattern across space.

As a verb, to lattice is to form or furnish with such a structure.

trellis

garden

Cultivated plant area

  • climbingAscending by physical effort
  • vinesClimbing, trailing plants
  • rosesThorny flowering shrubs

clematis · ivy · arbor · pergola · espalier · horticulture · beans · peas · tomatoes · cucumbers

structure

framework

Underlying support system

  • scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
  • gridFramework of intersecting lines
  • meshInterlocking open weave

matrix · network · crisscross · interlocking · openwork · fretwork · girders · truss · skeleton · webbing

pattern

crisscross

Overlapping lines in X-shapes

geometric · woven · interlaced · crosshatch · grid · squares · overlay · decorative · ornamental · filigree

crystal

crystalline

Clear, ordered, brilliant

atom · bond · cubic · hexagonal · symmetry · gemstone · mineral · facet · carbon · solid

culinary

pie crust

Baked outer layer

dough · tart · fruit pie · apple pie · cherry pie · decorative · golden · flaky · crimped · baked

Categories
Opposites
structural openness

latticesolid

Firm matter state

barrier · sheet · plate · slab · block

organizational pattern

latticechaos

Complete disorder and confusion

disorder · randomness · disarray · jumble · tangle

Phrases
Family

latticework, latticed, lattices, latticing, latticeworks

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G