réseau

noun

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.

OriginFrench réseau →
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Meanings

nounréseau (plural réseaus or réseaux)

plural réseaus · plural réseaux · alternative reseau

  1. astronomyA 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.
  2. In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes.

Origin

  1. Frenchréseau
  2. Frenchréseau
  3. Englishréseau

Borrowed from French réseau (“network”).

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APA

réseau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9seau

MLA

“réseau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9seau. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “réseau,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9seau.

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