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Bravais lattice
[brav-ey, bruh-vey] 
–noun
| Crystallography. lattice (def. 4). |
Origin:
named after Auguste Bravais (d. 1863), French physicist
named after Auguste Bravais (d. 1863), French physicist
lat⋅tice
[lat-is] noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips. |
| 2. | a window, gate, or the like consisting of such a structure. |
| 3. | Physics. the structure of fissionable and nonfissionable materials geometrically arranged within a nuclear reactor. |
| 4. | Also called Bravais lattice, crystal lattice, space lattice. Crystallography. an arrangement in space of isolated points (lattice points) in a regular pattern, showing the positions of atoms, molecules, or ions in the structure of a crystal. |
| 5. | Mathematics. a partially ordered set in which every subset containing exactly two elements has a greatest lower bound or intersection and a least upper bound or union. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to furnish with a lattice or latticework. |
| 7. | to form into or arrange like latticework. |
Related forms:
lat⋅tice⋅like, adjective
Synonyms:
1. trellis, grille, screen, grid.
1. trellis, grille, screen, grid.
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