reticulation

See also: réticulation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

reticulation (countable and uncountable, plural reticulations)

  1. 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. A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.

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