EGAVE

mesh

About 5.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
  2. noun The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
  3. noun The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
  4. noun A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
  5. noun A polygon mesh.
  6. noun In mesh analysis: a loop in an electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied).
  7. noun A network topology with each device connected to multiple other devices in lieu of a central switch. Redundancy on a mesh network prevents single points of failure.
  8. verb To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.

Similar words

net meshwork network lock interlock enmesh ensnarl interlocking engage engagement

Often followed by

of with and size is screen sieve in to

Word family

meshed meshes meshing

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