mesh

English

Etymology

Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)) both from Proto-Germanic *maskrōn, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

Wikipedia mesh (plural meshes)

1. A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
2. The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
3. The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
4. (computer graphics) A polygon mesh.
5. A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.

Synonyms

• (space and threads): lattice, network, net

Derived terms

• mesh number

Translations

structure

Danish: net (da) n. Finnish: verkko (fi)

Norwegian: nett (no) n., garn (no)

opening

Danish: maske (da) c. Dutch: maas (nl) m. and f. Finnish: reikä (fi)

French: maille (fr) f. Spanish: malla (es) f.

engagement of teeth of gears

Finnish: ryntö (fi)

computing: polygon mesh — see polygon mesh

measure of fineness

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French: maille f.

Verb

mesh (third-person singular simple present meshes, present participle meshing, simple past and past participle meshed)

1. to fit in, to come together

Translations

fit in, come together

French: concorder (fr)

Anagrams

• hems
• Shem