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mesh
[ mesh ]
noun
- any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- any arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry or sieves.
- one of the open spaces between the cords or ropes of a net.
- meshes,
- the threads that bind such spaces.
- the means of catching or holding fast:
to be caught in the meshes of the law.
- Machinery. the engagement of gear teeth.
- Electricity. a set of branches that forms a closed path in a network so that removal of a branch results in an open path.
- Metallurgy. a designation of a given fineness of powder used in powder metallurgy in terms of the number of the finest screen through which almost all the particles will pass:
This powder is 200 mesh.
verb (used with object)
- to catch or entangle in or as if in a net; enmesh.
- to form with meshes, as a net.
- Machinery. to engage, as gear teeth.
- to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock:
They tried to mesh their vacation plans.
verb (used without object)
- to become enmeshed.
- Machinery. to become or be engaged, as the teeth of one gear with those of another.
- to match, coordinate, or interlock:
The two versions of the story don't mesh.
mesh
/ ɛʃ /
noun
- a network; net
- an open space between the strands of a network
- often plural the strands surrounding these spaces
- anything that ensnares, or holds like a net
the mesh of the secret police
- the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels
the gears are in mesh
- a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes
verb
- to entangle or become entangled
- (of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage
- introften foll bywith to coordinate (with)
to mesh with a policy
- to work or cause to work in harmony
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- t· verb (used without object)
- · verb
- ܲ· verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mesh1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mesh1
Example Sentences
One is their silence about nationwide injunctions when the results meshed with their anti-Biden ideology.
These tours are all about gardens, works of art that mesh unusual flowers, shrubs and trees into elaborate quilts of fragrance, comfort and color.
The meshing of those priorities created a lush landscape you can glimpse in Streisand’s 2010 book “My Passion for Design,” showcasing the homes and gardens she built and decorated on her ocean-facing property in Malibu.
At Vanity Fair's Oscars afterparty, Julia Fox wore a mesh dress with only long wavy hair to cover some of her modesty.
Before the rain, workers found more than 20 locations along Topanga Canyon Boulevard that required debris flow barriers and culvert replacements, along with other safety measures like rockfall cable mesh.
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