reticulation

re·tic·u·late  (r-tky-lt, -lt)

adj.

Resembling or forming a net or network: reticulate veins of a leaf.

v. (-lt) re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing, re·tic·u·lates

v.tr.

1. To make a net or network of.

2. To mark with lines resembling a network.

v.intr.

To form a net or network.

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[Latin rticultus, from rticulum, diminutive of rte, net.]

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re·ticu·late·ly adv.

re·ticu·lation n.

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reticulation

arrangement in the form of a network, as for decoration. — reticulate, adj.

See also: Ornamentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reticulation - (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs formation - natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
	2.	reticulation - an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion" network - a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"