reseau

or ré·seau

[ rey-zoh, ruh- ]

noun

, plural re·seaux [rey-, zohz, -, zoh, r, uh, -], re·seaus.

1. a network.
2. a netted or meshed ground in lace.
3. Astronomy. a network of fine lines on a glass plate, used in a photographic telescope to produce a corresponding network on photographs of the stars.
4. Meteorology. a system of weather stations under the direction of a single agency or cooperating for common goals.
5. Photography. a screen having minute colored filters, used in some forms of color photography.

reseau

/ ˈrɛzəʊ /

noun

1. a mesh background to a lace or other pattern
2. astronomy a network of fine lines cut into a glass plate used as a reference grid on star photographs
3. photog a screen covered in a regular pattern of minute coloured dots or lines, formerly used in colour photography

Word History and Origins

Origin of reseau¹

1570–80; < French réseau, Old French resel, diminutive of rais net < Vulgar Latin *rētis (singular) or *rētēs (plural), for Latin rēte

Word History and Origins

Origin of reseau¹

C19: from French, from Old French resel a little net, from rais net, from Latin rēte