reticulate
/rɪˈtɪkjəleɪt/
verb
- To divide, mark, or arrange in the form of a network or net-like pattern.
- The artist used thin lines to reticulate the background of the painting.
- The veins on the leaf reticulate beautifully, creating a delicate web.
- Engineers reticulate the city's streets to improve traffic flow.
adjective
- Formed like a net; having a pattern of crossing lines or veins.
- Geologists studied the reticulate cracks in the dried mud.
- The fabric had a reticulate design that reminded her of a spiderweb.
- The reticulate pattern on the butterfly's wings helped it blend into the leaves.
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