reticulation
nounUS /ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion.
1
A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
- Near-synonym: (lines) graticulation
- The students studied the reticulation of the veins in the leaf.
2
A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.
- Derived terms
- interreticulation
- Related terms
- reticle, reticule, reticular, reticulate, reticulated