cancellated

Examples

• All

• Some shells are characterized by their cancellated surfaces, marked by a network of grooves.

• Architects designed the ceiling using cancellated patterns for both beauty and function.

• The structure of the bone is cancellated.

• Many cancellated materials are used in architecture.

• Architects designed the ceiling using cancellated patterns for both beauty and function.

• Some shells are characterized by their cancellated surfaces, marked by a network of grooves.

• The internal structure of the bone is cancellated, allowing it to be both strong and lightweight.

Synonyms

N

netted

vscancellated

1 4.4

Material with thin threads and many small holes

is a more regular netlike network rather than a tangled web

L

latticed

vscancellated

1 5.6

Made with a pattern of crossed strips or bars

denotes a genuinely open porous network rather than only decoration

G

gridded

vscancellated

1 4.6

Covered with a network of bars or wires that give support

means an open porous network rather than a protective bar cover

C

cancellous

vscancellated

• Specialized

1 9.9

Spongy and light with many small holes, like the inside of a bone

is the general term for such open netlike structures

L

latticelike

vscancellated

1 7.5

A pattern of crossing bars or lines that makes many small spaces

refers to an actually open porous network rather than mere resemblance

C

cancellate

vscancellated

• Specialized

9.9

Having an open grid of small spaces

is the broader term for that same netlike form

C

clathrate

vscancellated

• Specialized

9.9

A structure like a cage with many small holes that hold other molecules

is a more general porous network without strict regularity

How Porous

cancellated

• Specialized

9.9

porous

22 4.6

perforated

5 4.3

solid

224 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology