reticulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce reticulate in British English:
UK [rɪ'tɪkjʊlɪt]
How to pronounce reticulate in American English:
US [rɪ'tɪkjəlɪt]
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- Verb:
- form a net or a network
- distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
- divide so as to form a network
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- Adjective:
- resembling or forming a network
Word Origin
- reticulate (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin reticulatus "having a net-like pattern," from reticulum "little net," diminutive of rete "net," from PIE *ere- (2) "to separate" (see hermit).
- reticulate (v.)
- 1787, back-formation from reticulated (1728), from reticulate (adj.). Related: Reticulating.
Example
- 1. Fig 2 reticulate tridimensional structure of 3dcpa in thyroid adenoma .
- 2. The reticulate veins of a leaf ; a reticulated highway system .
- 3. The reticulate pattern of minor veins is characteristic of most dicotyledonous plants .
- 4. Ongoing speciation , reticulate evolution , ancient relic lineages , unequal rates of evolution and disparate distributions of genetic insertions / deletions among the reconstructed primate lineages are uncovered .
- 5. The minor veins join with other minor veins , forming a conspicuous network . The reticulate pattern of minor veins is characteristic of most dicotyledonous plants .