cancellated

• Adjectif désignant quelque chose marqué d'un motif de lignes entrecroisées, ou ressemblant à une grille ou à un treillis.

An obsolete adjective describing something that is marked with a pattern of crossing lines or resembling a lattice or grid.

1. Latticelike structureC2formal

   Having a structure that resembles a lattice, with a pattern of crossed bars or strips and open spaces.

   En forme de treillis

   • The cancellated bone tissue is found at the ends of long bones.
   • The architect designed a cancellated facade for the modern building.
   • Under the microscope, the cancellated pattern of the coral was clearly visible.

   Synonymescancellateclathrategrilledlatticedreticulate

2. Open or porous structureC2formal

   Having an open, porous, or perforated texture or composition.

   Structure à mailles ouvertes

   • The cancellated structure of the sponge allows water to flow through it easily.
   • Geologists studied the cancellated rock formation in the cave.
   • The material's cancellated nature makes it lightweight yet strong.

   Synonymescancelloushoneycombedporousspongy

   Antonymescompactdenseimperforateimpermeablenonporoussolid