"reticulation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-reticulation.wav Forms: reticulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|reticule|-ation}} By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, {{surf|en|reticulate|-ion|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reticulation (countable and uncountable, plural reticulations)
  1. A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a network of criss-crossing lines): Netzwerk [neuter] (German), Netzstruktur [feminine] (German), siatka [feminine] (Polish) Translations (causing the formation of a network): Vernetzung [feminine] (German), Runzelkornbildung [feminine] (German), siatka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-reticulation-en-noun-VyM2Xi2a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ation, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'a network of criss-crossing lines': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'causing the formation of a network': 86 14
  2. A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reticulation-en-noun-0byBI73- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reticle, reticule, reticular, reticulate, reticulated

Inflected forms

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