meshwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of meshwork
Example Sentences
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At the front tip of the cell, RhoA grows the cell skeleton, called the actin meshwork, outward, forming protrusions that grip the surface.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
Examined under a microscope, the tiny sections of rock Turner uncovered contain a meshwork of three-dimensional structures — branching out in a distinctive way and rejoining — that closely resembles modern sponge skeletons.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021
Could it be that the best description of how nature works is, in fact, a harmonic meshwork of life?
From Salon • May 30, 2021
A grid map places an abstract geometric meshwork upon a space, a meshwork within which any item or individual can be coordinated.
From The Guardian • Sep. 22, 2018
France was an aggregate of disjointed parts, held together by a meshwork of arbitrary power, itself touched with decay.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis
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