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Reticulate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Reticulate? [adj] resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [v] divide so as to form a network [v] distribute by a network, as of water or electricity [v] form a net or a network Synonyms \| Synonyms for Reticulate: cancellate \| cancellated \| clathrate \| crisscross \| crisscrossed \| fretted \| interconnected \| interlaced \| interrelated \| lacy \| latticed \| latticelike \| meshed \| netlike \| netted \| networklike \| reticular \| reticulated \| webbed \| webby \| weblike Related Terms \| Find terms related to Reticulate: See Also \| change \| distribute \| form Reticulate In Webster's Dictionary \Retic"ulate\, Reticulated \Retic"ula`ted\, a. [L. reticulatus. See {Reticule}.] 1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure. 2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. {Reticulated glass}, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane. {Reticulated micrometer}, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece. {Reticulated work} (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.

Reticulate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reticulate?

[adj] resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"
[v] divide so as to form a network
[v] distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
[v] form a net or a network

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Reticulate In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*tic"u*late\, Reticulated \Re*tic"u*la`ted\, a.
[L. reticulatus. See {Reticule}.]
1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a
   net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.

2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads
   or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a
   reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect.

{Reticulated glass}, ornamental ware made from glass in which
   one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and
   interlace with another set in a different plane.

{Reticulated micrometer}, a micrometer for an optical
   instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an
   eyepiece.

{Reticulated work} (Masonry), work constructed with
   diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.

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