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[syn: reticulate, reticular]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Reticulate \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.
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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.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
reticulate
adj 1: resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of
a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn:
reticulate, reticular] [ant: nonreticulate]
v 1: form a net or a network
2: distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
3: divide so as to form a network