What does "reticulation" mean?

A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.

What is a synonym for "reticulation"?

Common synonyms include: net, arabesque, array, articulation, bank, basketwork.

Pronounced //ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən//.

//ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation"
2
an arrangement resembling a net or network wordnet
3
A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame. countable, uncountable
4
(photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion wordnet

"Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation"

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

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