About The Word Reticulate
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Reticulate
Reticulate Definition And Meaning |
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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 \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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