lattice

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The wall is lined with thick, vertical grooves, described by Vargas as “almost like a lattice surface because the corrugation is so deep.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

They are effectively frustrated because the geometry of the lattice prevents them from achieving the lowest energy arrangement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

"In principle, this triangular lattice network of properly chosen lanthanide moments can cause a special kind of intrinsically quantum disordered state to arise," Wilson said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s a nearly perfect pattern of alternating shapes, where metal atoms hold longer carbon-based molecules in place in a sort of lattice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Lourdes looks up through the steel lattice of the bridge coated black with exhaust.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García