Rete — meaning in English
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English meaning
- goal noun Something a person is aiming or working to achieve.
- grid noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
- mesh noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.
- 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.
- string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
- trammel noun Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
- web noun A network of fine threads spun by a spider to catch prey.
Senses
Rete is used for these senses in English:
- goal (sport) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
- grid (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- mesh A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
- net A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- 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.
- string (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- string (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
- trammel Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
goal — full definition
- noun Something a person is aiming or working to achieve.
- noun In sports, the target area for scoring, or the score gained by sending the ball or puck into it.
grid — full definition
- noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
- noun The network of power lines, substations, and generators that delivers electricity across a region.
- noun The marked-off starting positions for competitors at the beginning of a race.