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Refers to an interconnect architecture that cross-connects several devices. See mesh network, wireless mesh network, Live Mesh and switch fabric.

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noun

1. An open fabric woven of strands that are interlaced and knotted at usually regular intervals: net¹, netting, network, web. See thing.
2. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex. cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, morass, skein, snarl², tangle, web. See simple/complex.

verb

To come or bring together and interlock: engage. See connect.

v

Definition: entangle, connect
Antonyms: disconnect, unmesh, untangle

1. The number of openings per inch in wire cloth; a 100-mesh screen has 100 openings per inch in each direction.
2. A network of metal wires or the like.
3. Expanded metal, light-woven steel, or welded steel used as reinforcement in concrete.

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n. a crosshatch or octothorpe, #. (See also pigpen.)  What does the mesh stand for in this equation?

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Mesh size is the number of wires per inch. A 40-mesh sieve indicates the sieve has 40 wires per inch. The higher the number of the mesh size, the smaller the sieve 'holes' and subsequently, only the tinier particles may pass through. There are also size numbers associated with standard sieve sizes. See Sieve Analysis, Physical Analysis, Bulk Density.

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abbr. for medical subject headings.

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• Fabrics and Cloth - mesh: woven, knit, or knotted material of open texture with evenly spaced strands

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - net, maske, tråde
v. tr. - fange (i et net)
v. intr. - gribe ind i hinanden, være i harmoni

Nederlands (Dutch)
maas, web, netwerk, plaatgaas, opening in netwerk (gebruikt als maat voor fijnheid), ineengrijping van delen van machine, ineengrijpen, verstrikken, verstrikt raken, netwerk maken, ineen laten grijpen/inschakelen, samen (laten) werken

Français (French)
n. - filet, grillage, maille, mailles, (Tech) engrenure
v. tr. - faire concorder
v. intr. - s'enchevêtrer, concorder, être en accord avec, (Tech) s'engrener, s'emboîter (dans qch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Masche, Geflecht, Ineinandergreifen
v. - ineinandergreifen, koordinieren, harmonisieren, sich verfangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θηλιά, βρόχος ή μάτι διχτυού, (μτφ.) θηλιά, παγίδα, πλόκαμος, (πληθ.) δίχτυα
v. - παγιδεύω, τυλίγω, εμπλέκω/-ομαι, κομπλάρω, εναρμονίζομαι, συντονίζομαι, (μηχ.) μπλοκάρω, εμπλέκω/-ομαι, μπερδεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
maglia, rete

Português (Portuguese)
n. - malha de rede (f), entrosamento (m), cilada (f) (fig.)
v. - engrenar, enredar

Русский (Russian)
петля, сетка, ячейка сита, западня, зацепление, поймать в сети, сцеплять

Español (Spanish)
n. - malla, red
v. tr. - coger con red, enredar, dar figura de red
v. intr. - enredarse, enmallarse, engranar, endentar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - maska, ingrepp
v. - fånga i ett nät, fastna i ett nät, snärja in sig, gripa in (om kugge), stämma överens

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
网孔, 网眼, 网丝, 以网捕捉, 编织, 啮合, 落网, 相啮合

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 網孔, 網眼, 網絲
v. tr. - 以網捕捉, 編織, 嚙合
v. intr. - 落網, 相嚙合

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그물[세공]
v. tr. - 그물로 잡다, 맞물리다
v. intr. - 그물에 걸리다, 맞물다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 網目, 網糸, 網, わな, 網目組織, 複雑な機構, かみ合い, 網の目
v. - かみ合わせる, 網の目にかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العين إحدى عيون الشبكه (فعل) ينسجم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רשת, עין (של רשת)‬
v. tr. - ‮לכד ברשת, שילב‬
v. intr. - ‮השתלב, התאים, עלה בקנה אחד‬

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