reseau

American  

[rey-zoh, ruh-] / reɪˈzoʊ, rə- /

Or réseau

noun

plural

reseaux, reseaus

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.

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reseau British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of reseau

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

Example Sentences

As a presidential candidate, Mr Sarkozy committed himself to cleaning up les reseau: the informal Franco-African networks.

From BBC • May 21, 2010

Inconsistent use of accents has been preserved, e.g. applique, appliqué; réseau, reseau; toile, toilé.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Lowes, Emily Leigh

The special value of the "vrai reseau" in our own day is that it can be imperceptibly repaired, the broken stitches replaced, whereas in the woven ground the point of junction must show.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Lowes, Emily Leigh