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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mesh /mɛʃ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- an arrangement of interlocking metal links used in jewelry, sieves, etc.
- Textilesany fabric of open texture resembling a net:stockings of mesh.
- an intertwined structure resembling a net;
network. v. - Mechanical Engineeringto (cause to) become or be engaged, as the teeth of gears: [no object]The gears meshed smoothly.[~ + object]He meshed the gears smoothly.
- to (cause to) match, coordinate, or fit together: [no object]Her ideas meshed with mine.[~ + object]meshed the ideas into one proposal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mesh (mesh),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesany knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- an interwoven or intertwined structure;
network. - any arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry or sieves.
- Textilesone of the open spaces between the cords or ropes of a net.
- meshes:
- Textilesthe threads that bind such spaces.
- the means of catching or holding fast:to be caught in the meshes of the law.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]the engagement of gear teeth.
- Electricitya set of branches that forms a closed path in a network so that removal of a branch results in an open path.
- Metallurgya designation of a given fineness of powder used in powder metallurgy in terms of the number of the finest screen through which almost all the particles will pass:This powder is 200 mesh.
v.t. - to catch or entangle in or as if in a net;
enmesh. - to form with meshes, as a net.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to engage, as gear teeth.
- to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock:They tried to mesh their vacation plans.
v.i. - to become enmeshed.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]to become or be engaged, as the teeth of one gear with those of another.
- to match, coordinate, or interlock:The two versions of the story don't mesh.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English mesch, apparently continuing Old English masc, max; akin to Old High German māsca, Middle Dutch maesche
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged web, netting, grill, screen, grid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mesh /mɛʃ/ n - a network; net
- an open space between the strands of a network
- (often plural) the strands surrounding these spaces
- anything that ensnares, or holds like a net
- the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels: the gears are in mesh
vb - to entangle or become entangled
- (intransitive) often followed by with: to coordinate (with)
- to work or cause to work in harmony
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Dutch maesche; related to Old English masc, Old High German masca |