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latticework 音标拼音: [l'ætəsw ,ɚk] n. 格子 格子 latticework n 1: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [ synonym: { lattice}, { latticework}, { fretwork}] Lattice \ Lat" tice\, n. [ OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte lath. See { Latten}, 1st { Lath}.] 1. Any work of wood, metal, plastic, or other solid material, made by crossing a series of parallel laths, or thin strips, with another series at a diagonal angle, and forming a network with openings between the strips; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also { latticework}. [ 1913 Webster] The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. -- Judg. v. 28. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Crystallography) The arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of points in space, each point representing the location of an atom or molecule; called also { crystal lattice} and { space lattice}. [ PJC] { Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or latticework trusses. { Lattice girder} ( Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of latticework. { Lattice plant} ( Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar ({ Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble latticework. A second species is { Ouvirandra Berneriana}. The genus is merged in { Aponogeton} by recent authors. [ 1913 Webster]
Latticework \ Lat" tice* work`\, n. Same as { Lattice}, n., 1. [ 1913 Webster]
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