reticulation

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] a pattern or arrangement of interlacing lines resembling a net: the fish should have a blue back with white reticulation
  • Photography the formation of a network of wrinkles or cracks in a photographic emulsion: we use long exposures and high temperatures to create print reticulation
  • 2chiefly Australian/NZ a network of pipes used in irrigation and water supply: [as modifier]: six kilometres of reticulation mains