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Reticulation

//ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation"

  2. 2
    an arrangement resembling a net or network wordnet
  3. 3
    A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion wordnet

Etymology

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

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