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reticular activating system |
reticular formation |
reticularia |
reticularian |
reticularly |
reticulate
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| reticulated python
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| reticulitermes
reticulate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb reticulate has 3 senses
- reticulate(v = verb.stative) Array - form a net or a network; Array is one way to change
- reticulate(v = verb.social) Array - distribute by a network, as of water or electricity; Array is one way to distribute
- reticulate(v = verb.contact) Array - divide so as to form a network; Array is one way to form
Derived forms noun reticulation2, noun reticulum2
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived form noun reticulum2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun reticulation1, noun reticulum2
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Adjective reticulate has 1 sense
- reticulate(a = adj.all) reticular - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" Antonym: nonreticulate
CIDE DICTIONARY
reticulate, a. [L. reticulatus. See Reticule.].
- Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reticulate, v. & adj.
--v.tr. & intr.
1 divide or be divided in fact or appearance into a network.
2 arrange or be arranged in small squares or with intersecting lines.
--adj. reticulated.
--v.tr. & intr.
1 divide or be divided in fact or appearance into a network.
2 arrange or be arranged in small squares or with intersecting lines.
--adj. reticulated.
Derivative
reticulately adv. reticulation n.
Etymology
L reticulatus reticulated (as RETICULUM)
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