rete

[ ree-tee ]

/ ˈri ti /

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noun, plural re·ti·a [ree-shee-uh, -shuh, -tee-uh] /ˈri ʃi ə, -ʃə, -ti ə/.

a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.

a network, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels.

Words related to rete

web, mesh, system

Words nearby rete

retarget, retch, retcon, retd, retd., rete, rete arteriosum, rete articulare, rete cutaneum corii, rete mirabile, rete ovarii

Origin of rete

1350–1400; Middle English riet < Latin rēte net

OTHER WORDS FROM rete

re·ti·al

[ree-shee-uh l] /ˈri ʃi əl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rete

The main artery of the fore- and hind-limbs breaks up into a rete mirabile of numerous small parallel branches.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes
In the human brain there is no rete mirabile, though such an organ is found in the calf.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
In the figure, the cross-lines are partly hidden by the Rete, which is separate and removable, and revolves within the border.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The principal one of these was the ‘Rete’ and is shown in Fig. 2.
Astronomical Lore in Chaucer|Florence M. Grimm

As the Rete revolves, it points to the different degrees of the border.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for rete

rete

/ (ˈriːtɪ) /

noun plural retia (ˈriːʃɪə, -tɪə)

anatomy any network of nerves or blood vessels; plexus

Derived forms of rete

retial, adjective

Word Origin for rete

C14 (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net

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Medicine definitions for rete

rete

[ rē′tē ]

n. pl. re•ti•a (rē′tē-ə, rē′shə)

An anatomical mesh, network, or structure, as of veins, arteries, or nerves.

Other words from rete

re′ti•al (-tē-əl, -shəl) adj.