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Reticulation

The quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling a net.

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Network 76% connected

A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes…

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Acoustic projection noun · 78% connection

the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection…

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Cartography noun · 78% connection

the making of maps and charts

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Coordinate verb · 78% connection

bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that o…

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Entropy noun · 78% connection

(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"

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Geographic adjective · 78% connection

determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles"

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Geographic information system noun · 78% connection

information system for geographical information; "This operator was applied to a mobile technology GIS application." - UD_English-GUM…

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Geographical adjective · 78% connection

determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles"

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GIS noun · 78% connection

information system for geographical information; "This operator was applied to a mobile technology GIS application." - UD_English-GUM…

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Information noun · 78% connection

(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information"

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Latitude noun · 78% connection

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

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Longitude noun · 78% connection

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

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Map noun · 78% connection

a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

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Mapmaking noun · 78% connection

the making of maps and charts

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Projection noun · 78% connection

the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection…

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Ascidioidea n. pl. · 78% connection

A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike st…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: reticulated, netlike, network, organization, resembling.
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Bus network noun · 78% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

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Computer network noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a network of computers

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Crackle noun · 78% connection

A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all direc…

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Cyberspace noun · 78% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Cytoskeleton noun · 78% connection

a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

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Dictyosome noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Fast local internet protocol noun · 78% connection

a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…

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Fenestrate adjective · 78% connection

Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.

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File server noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

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Flip noun · 78% connection

a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…

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Fret noun · 78% connection

The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair.

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Golgi apparatus noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Golgi body noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Golgi complex noun · 78% connection

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

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Internet noun · 78% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

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Intranet noun · 78% connection

a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software

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Karyomiton noun · 78% connection

The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to kytomiton, or the networ…

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