Definition of RETICULATION

reticulation

Meanings

Plural: reticulations

Noun

  • (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion
  • an arrangement resembling a net or network
    • "the reticulation of a leaf"
    • "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion"
  • A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
  • A method of copying a painting by the help of threads stretched across a frame.

Origin / Etymology

From reticule + -ation.

Scrabble Score: 14

reticulation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
reticulation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reticulation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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