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réseau — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grid noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
  • lattice noun A framework of crossed strips of wood or metal, often used as a garden trellis or decorative pattern.
  • net noun A mesh of woven cord, string, or rope used for catching or trapping things, or as a barrier.
  • network noun A group of interconnected people, systems, or things, such as a social or professional circle.
  • web noun A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.

Senses

réseau is used for these senses in English:

  • grid A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
  • lattice (crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
  • net A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
  • network (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
  • network (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
  • reticulum (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
  • web (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.

grid — full definition

  1. noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
  2. noun The network of power lines, substations, and generators that delivers electricity across a region.
  3. noun The marked-off starting positions for competitors at the beginning of a race.

lattice — full definition

  1. noun A framework of crossed strips of wood or metal, often used as a garden trellis or decorative pattern.
  2. noun (science) A regular, repeating arrangement of points or units in space, as in a crystal.

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