Plexus

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plexus \Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. {Plexus}, E. {Plexuses}. [L., a
     twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.]
     1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete


        expression of the relations which exist between a set of
        quantities. --Brande & C.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of
        elements or parts in a coherent structure.
  
              In the perception of a tree the reference to an
              object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of
              visual and other presentations.       --G. F. Stout.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plexus
       n : a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting
           nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [syn: {rete}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "plexus":
     afferent neuron, arabesque, autonomic nervous system, axon,
     basketry, basketwork, brain, cancellation, central nervous system,
     cerebral cortex, craniosacral nervous system, cross-hatching,
     crossing-out, dendrite, effector organ, efferent neuron, filigree,
     fret, fretwork, ganglion, grate, grating, gray matter, grid,
     gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interlacement,
     internuncial neuron, intertexture, intertwinement, lace, lacery,
     lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, medullary sheath, mesh,
     meshes, meshwork, nerve, nerve trunk, nervous system, net, netting,
     network, neuron, peripheral nervous system, plexure, raddle,
     reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen,
     screening, sensorium, sensory area, sensory cell, sieve,
     solar plexus, spinal cord, synapse, texture,
     thoracolumbar nervous system, tissue, tracery, trellis,
     trelliswork, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft,
     white matter, wicker, wickerwork
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Plexus
       
          A modular {World-Wide Web} {server} written in {Perl} by Tony
          Sanders .  Comes with interfaces to allow
          many other information services to be served via the Web.
       
          {Version 3.0m 1994-07-22 (ftp://ftp.earth.com/plexus/)}.
       
          (1994-07-22)