reticulation

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/

Definition of reticulation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
    “Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation”
    “The students studied the reticulation of the veins in the leaf.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
    “Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation”
    “The students studied the reticulation of the veins in the leaf.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.

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Etymology

By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion.

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