reticulation
Mesh-like structural arrangement
Reticulation refers to a network or pattern of intersecting lines, resembling a net.
The term applies to natural formations like the veins in a leaf or the cracked surface of dried mud, as well as to deliberate designs in art, architecture, or engineering.
In plumbing and irrigation, reticulation denotes a system of pipes that distributes water throughout a property.
The word often appears in technical contexts describing anything with a netlike structure or arrangement.
Joined in multiple ways
- nodesPoints of connection
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
web · distributed · linkage · junctions · branching · convergence · nexus · matrix
Openwork of crossed strips
- meshInterlocking open weave
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- webbingTough woven strap material
- grilleProtective metal grating
screen · honeycomb · trellis · fretwork · tracery · gauze · chainmail · fishnet
Openwork of crossed strips
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- herringboneV-shaped diagonal weave
chequer · honeycomb · crosshatch · grid · plaid · argyle · quilted · fretwork
First stomach of ruminants
- endoplasmicWithin the cytoplasm
- venationArrangement of veins
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- vascularOf blood vessels
trabecular · vessels · sinuses · plexus · anastomosis · branching · dendrite · lymphatic
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
- nodesPoints of connection
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
grid · web · distributed · linkage · junctions · branching · convergence · nexus · matrix · hub
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
grille · screen · honeycomb · trellis · fretwork · tracery · gauze · chainmail · fishnet · tulle
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
herringbone · chequer · honeycomb · crosshatch · grid · plaid · argyle · quilted · fretwork · filigree
rumen
First stomach of ruminants
- endoplasmicWithin the cytoplasm
- venationArrangement of veins
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
vascular · trabecular · vessels · sinuses · plexus · anastomosis · branching · dendrite · lymphatic · arterial
filigree
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
macrame · netting · knotwork · bobbin · needlework · cutwork · openwork · meshwork · weaving · interlacing
- skin patternsspots, stripes, freckles, moles, birthmarks
- animal markingsspots, stripes, rings, patches, bands
- film photography35mm film, camera, roll film, lens, negatives
- openworklace, lacework, filigree, fretwork, lattice
- crosslinkingcrosslink, curing, vulcanization, EDC, thermoset
- fungal anatomycap, stipe, gills, pileus, mycelium
reticulationuniformity
State of being identical
homogeneity · solid · smoothness · blankness · plainness
reticulationisolation
Complete separation from others
disconnection · separation · fragmentation · discreteness · discontinuity
reticulationdisorganization
Absence of systematic arrangement
randomness · chaos · disorder · amorphousness · formlessness