Pronunciation: /rɪˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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1 [mass noun] a pattern or arrangement of interlacing lines resembling a net: the fish should have a blue back with white reticulation
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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
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2chiefly Australian/NZ a network of pipes used in irrigation and water supply: [as modifier]: six kilometres of reticulation mains