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reseau
or ré·seau
[ rey-zoh, ruh- ]
noun
, plural re·seaux [rey-, zohz, -, zoh, r, uh, -], re·seaus.
- a network.
- a netted or meshed ground in lace.
- Astronomy. a network of fine lines on a glass plate, used in a photographic telescope to produce a corresponding network on photographs of the stars.
- Meteorology. a system of weather stations under the direction of a single agency or cooperating for common goals.
- Photography. a screen having minute colored filters, used in some forms of color photography.
reseau
/ ˈrɛzəʊ /
noun
- a mesh background to a lace or other pattern
- astronomy a network of fine lines cut into a glass plate used as a reference grid on star photographs
- photog a screen covered in a regular pattern of minute coloured dots or lines, formerly used in colour photography
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reseau1
1570–80; < French réseau, Old French resel, diminutive of rais net < Vulgar Latin *rētis (singular) or *rētēs (plural), for Latin rēte
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reseau1
C19: from French, from Old French resel a little net, from rais net, from Latin rēte
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Example Sentences
Pillow lace may be easily distinguished from Point lace, as in the former the ground, or réseau, is made of plaited threads.
From Project Gutenberg
By their means, also, the curious phenomenon known as the réseau photosphérique has been made evident.
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