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

When ions move through a crystal lattice in a fluid-like way, their motion temporarily disturbs the lattice symmetry.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Each of the four singing parts had its own duration-value sequence that started and ended at a different point, creating an overlapping lattice of notes of different lengths.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall