[lat.tice] n [ME latis, fr. MF lattis] (14c) 1 a: a framework or structure of crossed wood or metal strips b: a window, door, or gate having a lattice c: a network or design resembling a lattice
2: a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space; specif: the arrangement of atoms in a crystal
3: a mathematical set that has some elements ordered and that is such that for any two elements there exists a greatest element in the subset of all elements less than or equal to both and a least element in the subset of all elements greater than or equal to both -- lattice vt -- lat.ticed adj