RETICULATE

reticulate, reticular

(adjective) resembling or forming a network; “the reticulate veins of a leaf”; “a reticulated highway system”

reticulate

(verb) divide so as to form a network

reticulate

(verb) distribute by a network, as of water or electricity

reticulate

(verb) form a net or a network

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

reticulate (comparative more reticulate, superlative most reticulate)

Network-like in form or appearance.

Verb

reticulate (third-person singular simple present reticulates, present participle reticulating, simple past and past participle reticulated)

(transitive) To distribute or move via a network.

(transitive) To divide into or form a network.

(intransitive) To create a network.

Source: Wiktionary

Re*tic"u*late, Re*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition