RETICULATELY

Etymology

Adverb

reticulately (not comparable)

In a reticulate manner.

Source: Wiktionary


RETICULATE

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



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