reticulations
Crisscrossing mesh designs
Reticulations are patterns of intersecting lines forming a network, like a net or web.
The term describes natural formations—the reticulations on a leaf, a giraffe's coat, or cracked mud—as well as artificial ones: The reticulations of the old map showed every back road.
In technical contexts, reticulation refers to a system of pipes or channels distributing water or gas.
Openwork of crossed strips
- meshInterlocking open weave
- networkInterconnected system
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- webbingTough woven strap material
tessellation · lacework · fretwork · filigree · mosaic · tracery · honeycomb · veining
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- gridworkInterlocking line pattern
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
webwork · meshwork · netting · interlinking · interconnection · nodes · junctions · intersections
Arrangement of veins
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
- nervureRib in wing
- snakeskinSerpent's shed epidermis
scales · cellular · membrane · tissue · epidermis · dermis · plexus · anastomosis
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- latticeworkInterwoven strip framework
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- carvedCut to create form
embossed · etched · engraved · pierced · perforated · openwork · grillwork · metalwork
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
webbing · tessellation · lacework · fretwork · filigree · mosaic · tracery · honeycomb · veining · marbling
framework
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- gridworkInterlocking line pattern
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
armature · webwork · meshwork · netting · interlinking · interconnection · nodes · junctions · intersections · bracing
venation
Arrangement of veins
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
- nervureRib in wing
snakeskin · scales · cellular · membrane · tissue · epidermis · dermis · plexus · anastomosis · vessels
filigree
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- latticeworkInterwoven strip framework
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
carved · embossed · etched · engraved · pierced · perforated · openwork · grillwork · metalwork · scrollwork
reticulationsuniformity
State of being identical
smooth surfaces · blankness · plainness · featurelessness · homogeneity