The meaning of Networks

adjective

Consisting of many different and connected parts.

Usage examples:

A complex network of water channels

noun

A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.

Usage examples:

A complex of mountain roads

verb

Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.

Usage examples:

The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

verb

To move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other

Usage examples:

This area of the city is criss-crossed by railway lines., the streets ran in a regular criss-cross …

noun

Ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery.

Usage examples:

Filigree earrings

noun

Thin gold or silver wire shaped into delicate patterns and used esp. in jewelry

noun

Ornamental design in wood, typically openwork, done with a fretsaw.

Usage examples:

He is now ready to produce works of art, fretwork, toys, or special assignments.

noun

Decorative open patterns especially cut out of wood or metal or made in embroidery

noun

A vine native to both eurasia and north america, especially one bearing grapes used for eating or winemaking.

Usage examples:

It attacks only grapevines, and kills vines by attacking their roots.

noun

The climbing plant that grapes grow on

Usage examples:

I heard through the grapevine that they fired him – is that true?

noun

An informal way in which information is shared in a group of people

Usage examples:

We hear on the grapevine that the companies are discussing a merger., for days the scientific grape…

noun

A network of lines representing meridians and parallels, on which a map or plan can be represented.

Usage examples:

The intimate zone of home is plotted on the abstract graticule of the globe.

noun

A framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.

Usage examples:

The metal grids had been pulled across the foyer

verb

Put into or set out as a grid.

Usage examples:

The fen is gridded by intersecting dykes

noun

A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.

Usage examples:

Honeysuckle was growing up a lattice round the door

noun

A structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between

noun

Interlacing strips of wood, metal, or other material forming a lattice.

Usage examples:

The cottages were covered with trellises and rustic latticework

noun

A structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between

noun

The cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops.

Usage examples:

Oxbridge was the matrix of the ideology

noun

A group of numbers or other symbols arranged in a rectangle that can be used to solve particular mathematical problems

noun

A group of numbers or other things arranged in a rectangle that can be used to solve a problem or measure something

Usage examples:

The bottom row of the matrix indicates typical lead times for starting activities in order to compl…

noun

Material made of a network of wire or thread.

Usage examples:

Mesh for fishing nets

verb

(of the teeth of a gearwheel) be engaged with another gearwheel.

Usage examples:

One gear meshes with the input gear

noun

A material loosely woven of wire, plastic, or thread so that it has spaces in it like a net

Usage examples:

Pour the liquid through a strainer of fine mesh., [ i ] the teeth of the smaller and larger gears m…

noun

An interlaced structure; a network.

Usage examples:

A meshwork of interwoven bars

noun

A piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals.

Usage examples:

Fishermen mending their nets

noun

A structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey.

Usage examples:

He turned wilson's cross into the net

noun

A fine fabric with a very open weave.

Usage examples:

Net curtains

noun

A connection or series of connections linking two or more things.

Usage examples:

The nexus between industry and political power

noun

An important connection between the parts of a system or a group of things

Usage examples:

Times square is the nexus of the new york subway.

noun

Ornamental work in cloth, metal, leather, or other material with regular patterns of openings and holes.

Usage examples:

White openwork sandals

noun

A network of nerves or vessels in the body.

Usage examples:

Around the abdominal aorta, the aortic plexus of nerves can be identified.

noun

A network or grid.

Usage examples:

This game has a réseau of strategy, game design, and server administration.

noun

An elaborate network of blood vessels or nerve cells.

Usage examples:

On the volar surface, a venous rete is best marked on the thenar, hypothenar, and volar aspects of …

noun

A latin word meaning "network", usually referring to a network of blood vessels

noun

A pattern or arrangement of interlacing lines resembling a net.

Usage examples:

The fish should have a blue back with white reticulation

noun

A woman's small handbag, typically having a drawstring and decorated with embroidery or beading.

Usage examples:

Fearing that her most valuable possession might be damaged in the long journey, amy had placed lord…

noun

In the past, a small women's bag that closed with a string at the top

Usage examples:

Arabella pulled out a handkerchief from her reticule., she rose from the table and picked up her re…

noun

A fine network or netlike structure.

Usage examples:

The cytoplasm contained numerous mitochondria, fragmented rough endoplasmic reticula, small lipid d…

proper noun

A small southern constellation (the net), between dorado and hydrus.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation reticulum.

Usage examples:

The star beta reticuli

noun

A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole.

Usage examples:

The state railway system

noun

A set of connected items or devices that operate together

Usage examples:

The system of interstate highways, we’re having a new computer system installed., the digestive sys…

noun

A particular set of actions for doing something

Usage examples:

They designed a system that tracks results., a system for (doing) sth the bank has streamlined syst…

noun

Ornamental stone openwork, typically in the upper part of a gothic window.

Usage examples:

The rose designs were divided by tracery

noun

A framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants.

Usage examples:

A striking feature of the garden is the large willow screens which have been mounted on two walls a…

verb

Provide with or enclose in a trellis.

Usage examples:

Bruno's father repurposed concrete telephone poles to trellis the vineyard

noun

A frame of crossed bars that supports plants as they grow, sometimes against the side of a house

Usage examples:

Roses climbed the trellises.

noun

A network of fine threads constructed by a spider from fluid secreted by its spinnerets, used to catch its prey.

Usage examples:

Although many spiders have relatively poor eyesight - those that use webs to trap prey have no need…

verb

Cover with or as though with a web.

Usage examples:

She noticed his tanned skin, webbed with fine creases

noun

Short form ofcobweb

Usage examples:

A spider’s web hung in a corner of the window., ducks, gulls, and frogs all have webbed toes.

noun

Strong, closely woven fabric used for making items such as straps and belts, and for supporting the seats of upholstered chairs.

Usage examples:

Webbing straps

verb

Cover with or as though with a web.

Usage examples:

She noticed his tanned skin, webbed with fine creases

noun

Threads of strong material twisted into strong strips, used to make belts and straps and to support springs in furniture

noun

A mesh or network of links or connecting pieces.

Usage examples:

A webwork of beams and girders