réseau
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French réseau (“network”).
Noun
editréseau (plural réseaus or réseaux)
- (astronomy) A system of lines forming small squares of standard size, which is photographed, by a separate exposure, on the same plate with star images to facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc.
- In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “réseau”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
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editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom rets (“fishing net”) + -eau, from Old French reiz, rez. It appeared in 12th century Old French as resel.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editréseau m (plural réseaux)
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editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Haitian Creole: rezo
Further reading
edit- “réseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “réseau” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “réseau” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
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