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reticular

[ ri-tik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. having the form of a net; netlike.
  2. intricate or entangled.
  3. Anatomy. of or relating to a reticulum.


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Other Words From

  • re·ticu·lar·ly adverb
  • inter·re·ticu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reticular1

1590–1600; < New Latin rēticulāris, equivalent to Latin rēticul ( um ) reticle + -āris -ar 1
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Example Sentences

The very telling fact is that damage to those structures—tiny lesions as small as the size of a match head in parts of the reticular activating system—obliterates all consciousness.

They are formed of a reticular tissue with comparatively few nuclei.

The medulla oblongata with its reticular ganglion seems to be the great rhythmic centre.

The deeper portion of the true skin is known as the reticular portion, and is largely composed of adipose tissue.

Triangular meshes of the reticular sphere very regular, equilateral triangular.

The diameter of the sphere is about six or eight times as great as the thickness of its reticular wall.

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