mesh
4
4.7
- noun
- /mɛʃ/
:
encaje
- The nominal limb mesh was found to be sufficient for stress analysis.
Examples
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No one can dispute that the mesh creation now happens faster than ever before.
Academic text (2003) -
There needs to be a mesh between the complexity of the texts and the readers' abilities.
Academic text (2012) -
The computer represents the skin's surface as a mass-spring model, a mesh of nodes connected by lines.
Academic text (2006) -
How do the recommendations of top-down analyses mesh with the bottom-up experience of leaders and activists?
Academic text (1995) -
The engineers designed the new components to achieve a perfect mesh in the machinery's operation.
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To improve team efficiency, there must be a strong mesh between the departments involved.
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A successful project requires a close mesh of ideas from all team members to achieve the best results.
Synonyms
10
7.1
One part fitting into another so they work together
9
3.0
Joining two things so they stay firmly together
4
5.5
Fitting parts together so they move as one
1
5.7
The way parts join so they fit tightly and move together
Parts with teeth fitting together so they turn smoothly
A way parts fit together like interlocking fingers
A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together
Compounds
How Connected
47
4.0
4
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mesh comes from an old word meaning 'net', and a net has parts that lock or fit into each other; from that image we call tightly joined parts a 'mesh'. That's why mesh can mean the state of fitting or locking together, as with gears or people working closely.