mesh
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- noun
- /mɛʃ/
- Specialized
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tamaño de malla
- The gondola has windows on all sides that open easily, with mesh screening to protect against stinging insects.
- mesh size
- fine mesh
- square mesh
The other one that I've done has has eighth inch mesh.
- The other one that I've done has has eighth inch mesh.
Examples
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The drivers do look identical, even down to the really fine mesh in front of them.
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Notice that we have a fine mesh here, a coarse mesh there.
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And we're also going to need a mesh screen.
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By the way, X Tool is developing a screen with a higher mesh count and I look forward to testing it out soon.
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OK, cover with fine mesh or cheesecloth and secure with the rubber band.
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A plankton net is made of very fine mesh, cloth really, that water can pass through but plankton cannot.
Academic text (1993) -
Commercial fishermen prefer square mesh traps because they are sturdier and longer-lasting than hexagonal mesh traps.
Academic text (1998) -
The engineer specified a mesh size of 200 openings per inch for the filtration system.
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To separate the larger particles, we used a mesh screen with a fine weave.
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The scientist noted that the mesh used in the lab's sieve allows only the smallest particles to pass through.
Compounds
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mesh comes from an old word meaning 'net', and people began to use it for the number of holes in a screen because a net is made of countable openings. That's why a finer mesh means smaller holes and finer filtering.