netlike
- adjective
- /ˈnɛtˌlaɪk/
- She admired the netlike design of the tree branches as they intertwined against the sky.
Examples
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With a flick of its arm, Adea grabbed a croc-popper from its netlike tool belt.
Fiction book (2001) -
For instance, to enable students to better understand the infinite, nonlinear, netlike aspects of the internet and the weblike aspects of the World Wide Web, which include the idea of hyperlinks, students could be presented with a diagram of one net subject that has been "surfing" or they may construct their own diagram as they pursue a subject of interest.
Academic text (1997) -
The artist created a beautiful netlike sculpture that seemed to float in mid-air.
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The netlike pattern on the fabric allows air to circulate, making it perfect for summer wear.
Synonyms
Having a pattern of thin lines that cross like a net
Made of thin cloth with small open patterns
Having thin threads that form a net like a spider's web
Having many thin connected threads like a spider's web
Material with thin threads and many small holes
A pattern of many connected lines like leaf veins
How Weblike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Netlike comes from the simple word net and the ending -like, where -like means 'similar to'. So netlike describes something that looks like a net or has the open, web-style pattern of a net.