lattice
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This indicated that the lattice normally slows the process and prevents excessive uptake.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
These special pathways allow electrons to travel along the edges of the material and are protected by the symmetry of the crystal lattice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
For liquid water to become ice, its molecules must arrange themselves into an orderly crystal lattice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
It was made from two sheets of metal lattice mesh, which HSE inspectors determined was poorly designed.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
There was an arch-shaped trellis near the playground, in the shadow of a row of hibiscus trees, a few green vines climbing up the timber lattice.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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Just as magnetic interactions can be frustrated in certain lattice structures, these dimers can also face restrictions in geometries such as triangular lattices or honeycomb networks.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
In most moiré systems, the size of physical effects is determined directly by the interference pattern created when two crystal lattices overlap.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
In Australia, First Graphene says it has found a way to slow the spread of fire in plastics by adding graphene – tiny flakes of carbon atoms arranged in honeycomb lattices.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
In recent years, physicists have found that the geometric arrangement of atoms in some 2D crystals, like Kagome lattices, can also produce flat bands.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024
Everything is composed of webs and lattices and upheavals of sound and texture.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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A piped-in soundtrack simulates urban din, and latticed wood alcoves emulate storefronts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Glasgow's coat of arms includes a tree, a bird, a fish and a bell - but this giant steel latticed structure beside the Clyde has become an unofficial emblem of the city.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Board fencing is the most common way to get the job done, but using latticed or custom-grid fencing can offer more depth and interest.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
The Sultana, who is a stout but beautiful young woman, sat upon silk cushions striped with silver, near a latticed window overlooking the sea.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
On the end of his nose there was a latticed impression from the front screen door.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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Its narrator is an Ohio housewife who reflects on her past, her family and her country while latticing cherry pies.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2019
We got a sense that this episode would be awkward, but the thread latticing the episode turned out to be much darker.
From Time ● Apr. 9, 2012
The latticing might be very much stronger than necessary, but it would not add anything to the strength of the column to resist compression.
From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Edward Godfrey
He was completely hidden, except in front, where the wicker latticing did not extend.
From The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border by Gerald Breckenridge
They may see the scaffolding of the great shipyards latticing themselves against the sky, and the granite quarries against the hills.
From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Agnes Rothery
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