latticing

[ lat-uh-sing ]
/ ˈlæt ə sɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of furnishing with or making latticework.
latticework.
(in a composite column, girder, or strut) lacing consisting of crisscross strips of wood, iron, or steel.

Origin of latticing

First recorded in 1880–85; lattice + -ing1

Words nearby latticing

lattice energy, lattice girder, latticed, latticeleaf, latticework, latticing, latticinio, lattimore, latus, latus rectum, latvia

Definition for latticing (2 of 2)

lattice
[ lat-is ]
/ ˈlæt ɪs /

noun

verb (used with object), lat·ticed, lat·tic·ing.

to furnish with a lattice or latticework.
to form into or arrange like latticework.

Origin of lattice

1350–1400; Middle English latis < Middle French lattis, derivative of latte lath < Germanic; see lath

SYNONYMS FOR lattice

1 trellis, grille, screen, grid.

OTHER WORDS FROM lattice

lat·tice·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for latticing

lattice
/ (ˈlætɪs) /

noun

Also called: latticework an open framework of strips of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  1. a gate, screen, etc, formed of such a framework
  2. (as modifier)a lattice window
something, such as a decorative or heraldic device, resembling such a framework
an array of objects or points in a periodic pattern in two or three dimensions, esp an array of atoms, ions, etc, in a crystal or an array of points indicating their positions in space See also Bravais lattice

verb

to make, adorn, or supply with a lattice or lattices

Derived forms of lattice

latticed, adjective

Word Origin for lattice

C14: from Old French lattis, from latte lath

Scientific definitions for latticing

lattice
[ lăt′ĭs ]

A set of points that, when joined together, form the geometric shape of a mineral crystal. The lattice of the mineral halite, for example, is in the shape of a cube. See more at crystal.