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Mesh

//mɛʃ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

    "a golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men"

  2. 2
    the act of interlocking or meshing wordnet
  3. 3
    The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
  4. 4
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals wordnet
  5. 5
    The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
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  1. 6
    the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component wordnet
  2. 7
    A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
  3. 8
    contact by fitting together wordnet
  4. 9
    A polygon mesh.
  5. 10
    the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles wordnet
  6. 11
    In mesh analysis: a loop in an electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied).
  7. 12
    A network topology with each device connected to multiple other devices in lieu of a central switch. Redundancy on a mesh network prevents single points of failure.
Verb
  1. 1
    To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. ambitransitive
  2. 2
    coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively wordnet
  3. 3
    To fit in; to come together harmoniously. broadly, figuratively, intransitive

    "The music meshed well with the visuals in that film."

  4. 4
    entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh wordnet
  5. 5
    To catch in a mesh. transitive

    "I know how loue doth rage vpon a yelding minde: How smal a net may take and meash a hart of gentle kinde"

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  1. 6
    keep engaged wordnet
  2. 7
    work together in harmony wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

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