Reticulated

2 definitions found

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

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reticulated
       adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a
             leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulate},
              {reticular}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]