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reticulated |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reticulate \Re*tic"u*late\, Reticulated \Re*tic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. reticulatus. See {Reticule}.] 1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as a reticulated structure. 2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. {Reticulated glass}, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane. {Reticulated micrometer}, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece. {Reticulated work} (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reticulated adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulate}, {reticular}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]
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