Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Reticulate \Re*tic"u*late\, Reticulated \Re*tic"u*la`ted\, a.
[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 : WordNet®
reticulate
adj : resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a
leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: {reticulated},
{reticular}] [ant: {nonreticulate}]
reticulate
v 1: form a net or a network
2: distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
3: divide so as to form a network