mesh

Syllabification: (mesh)

Pronunciation: /meSH/

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Definition of mesh

noun

1material made of a network of wire or thread:mesh for fishing nets finer wire meshes are used for smaller particles
the spacing between the individual strands that form mesh:if the mesh is too big, small rabbits can squeeze through

2an interlaced structure:cell fragments that agglutinate and form intricate meshes
[in singular] used with reference to a complex or constricting situation:the raveled mesh of events and her own emotions
Computing a set of finite elements used to represent a geometric object for modeling or analysis.
Computing a computer network in which each computer or processor is connected to a number of others, especially as an n-dimensional lattice.

verb

1 [no object] (of the teeth of a gearwheel) lock together or be engaged with another gearwheel:one gear meshes with the input gear
make or become entangled or entwined: [no object]:their fingers meshed [with object]:I don’t want to get meshed in the weeds
be in or bring into harmony: [no object]:her memory of events doesn’t mesh with the world around her

2 [with object] represent (a geometric object) as a set of finite elements for computational analysis or modeling.

Phrases

in mesh: (of the teeth of gearwheels) engaged.

Derivatives

meshed
meshy

Origin:

late Middle English: probably from an unrecorded Old English word related to (and perhaps reinforced in Middle English by) Middle Dutch maesche, of Germanic origin

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in mesh

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meshed

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