reticulation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   graticulation

   Examples

   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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion

   Broader terms

   formation

2. an arrangement resembling a net or network

   Broader terms

   network

   Examples

   the reticulation of a leaf

   the reticulation of a photographic emulsion