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reticulation

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/

noun

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.