Meaning of RETICULATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]ri'tikyulit, [v]ri'tikyu`leyt
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- [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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| | Synonyms: | | cancellate, cancellated, clathrate, crisscross, crisscrossed, fretted, interconnected, interlaced, interrelated, lacy, latticed, latticelike, meshed, netlike, netted, networklike, reticular, reticulated, webbed, webby, weblike |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonreticulate | | |
| | See Also: | | change, distribute, form | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | Forming a network. |
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