In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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
reticulate (comparative more reticulate, superlative most reticulate)
Network-like in form or appearance.
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
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.