meshwork
Crisscrossing thread pattern
A meshwork is a structure of interlaced or interconnected elements forming a network pattern, like threads, fibers, or filaments crossing and linking together.
The term appears often in anatomical and biological contexts: the trabecular meshwork of the eye, a meshwork of blood vessels.
It emphasizes the woven, grid-like quality of the structure rather than simply its interconnection.
Openwork of crossed strips
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
skeleton · infrastructure · armature · reticulation · trellis · webbing · netting · tracery
Interlace strands into fabric
- fabricWoven or knit material
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- knitLoop yarn into fabric
- crochetHooked needle needlework
netting · gauze · tulle · bobbin · loom · weft · warp · thread
Cross threads alternately
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
- plaitWoven strand of hair
interlace · entangle · interlink · crisscross · crosshatch · intersect · overlap · interconnect
Disposable soft paper
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- neuralOf nerve tissue
- vascularOf blood vessels
retina · connective · cellular · collagen · fibrous · plexus · dendrite · sinew
Points of connection
- connectionsRelationships between things
- webInterwoven filament structure
- linksThings that connect
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
hub · interconnected · distributed · pathways · channels · circuits · system · communication
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
scaffold · skeleton · infrastructure · armature · reticulation · trellis · webbing · netting · tracery · fretwork
weave
Interlace strands into fabric
crochet · netting · gauze · tulle · bobbin · loom · weft · warp · thread · yarn
interweave
Cross threads alternately
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
plait · interlace · entangle · interlink · crisscross · crosshatch · intersect · overlap · interconnect · interlock
tissue
Disposable soft paper
vascular · retina · connective · cellular · collagen · fibrous · plexus · dendrite · sinew · ligament
nodes
Points of connection
- connectionsRelationships between things
- webInterwoven filament structure
- linksThings that connect
topology · hub · interconnected · distributed · pathways · channels · circuits · system · communication · routing
- meshworknet, netting, lattice, gridwork, latticework
- traceryquatrefoil, trefoil, cinquefoil, foils, foil
- venationvenation, vein, veins, veining, veinlet