reticulate

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēticulātus (“reticulated, net-like”).

Pronunciation

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/, /ɹɪ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjuˌleɪt/, /ɹi-/
• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊleɪt

Adjective

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjʊlət/, /ɹəˈtɪkjələt/, /ɹɪ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈtɪkjələt/, /ɹəˈtɪkjulət/, /ɹi-/
• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt

Adjective

reticulate (comparative more reticulate, superlative most reticulate)

1. Network-like in form or appearance.
   • 2015, Amy S. Paller; Anthony J. Mancini, Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, page 116:

     The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface.

Synonyms

• reticular

Coordinate terms

• reticuloid

Derived terms

• infrareticulate

Translations

network-like

• Bulgarian: мрежест (mrežest)
• Czech: síťkovaný m
• Finnish: verkkomainen
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} eangachúil

Verb

reticulate (third-person singular simple present reticulates, present participle reticulating, simple past and past participle reticulated)

1. (transitive) To distribute or move via a network.
2. (transitive) To divide into or form a network.
3. (intransitive) To create a network.

Derived terms

• reticulation
• reticulative

Related terms

• reticle
• reticule

Latin

Adjective

rēticulāte

1. vocative masculine singular of rēticulātus