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reticular

UK/ɹəˈtɪkjʊlə/UK/ɹəˈtɪkjələ/UK/ɹɪ-/US/ɹəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

adjective

Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike.

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reticulate cancellate cancellated clathrate crisscross crisscrossed fretted interlaced

OriginNew Latin rēticulāris ← Latin rēticulum →

UncommonScrabble 11

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Meanings

adjectivereticular (comparative more reticular, superlative most reticular)

comparative more reticular · superlative most reticular

Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike.
Of or pertaining to a reticulum.

Synonyms & antonyms

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adjectiveresembling or forming a network

Similar

reticulate cancellate cancellated clathrate crisscross crisscrossed fretted interlaced latticed interconnected interrelated

Also see

cancellate cancellated clathrate crisscross crisscrossed fretted interconnected interlaced interrelated lacy latticed latticelike meshed netlike netted reticulate webbed webby weblike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Latinrēticulum“little net”
New Latinrēticulāris
Englishreticular

Borrowed from New Latin rēticulāris, from Latin rēticulum (“little net”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reticular

Anagrams

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Cite this entry

APA

reticular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular

MLA

“reticular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reticular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular.

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