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Lattice vs Molecule - What's the difference?

lattice | molecule |

As nouns the difference between lattice and molecule

is that lattice is a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis while molecule is the smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

As a verb lattice

is to make a lattice of.

lattice

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
  • (heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
  • (crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
  • (order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
  • (group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.
  • Synonyms

    * latticework

    Hyponyms

    * (algebra) complete lattice * (algebra) distributive lattice

    Hypernyms

    * (algebra) partially ordered set

    Derived terms

    * Boolean lattice * complete lattice * crystal lattice * distributive lattice * lattice bridge * lattice girder * lattice energy * lattice plant * lattice point * lattice window * semilattice * space lattice

    See also

    * grid

    Verb

    (lattic)
  • To make a lattice of.
  • to lattice timbers
  • To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
  • to lattice a window

    Anagrams

    * ----

    molecule

    Noun

  • (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
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  • A tiny amount.
  • Synonyms

    * See also * (small amount) see also .

    Meronyms

    * atom