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mesh
(mĕsh)n.
1.
a. Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an interstice.
b. often meshes The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces.
2. An openwork fabric or structure; a net or network: a screen made of wire mesh.
3. often meshes Something that snares or entraps: "Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of ... politics" (W. Montgomery Watt).
4.
a. The engagement of gear teeth.
b. The state of being so engaged: gear teeth in mesh.
v. meshed, mesh·ing, mesh·es
v.tr.
1. To catch in or as if in a net; ensnare.
2. To cause (gear teeth) to become engaged.
3. To cause to work closely together; coordinate.
v.intr.
1. To become entangled.
2. To become engaged or interlocked: gears that are not meshing properly.
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.
[Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch maesche; akin to Old English max, net, and German Masche, mesh, loop, both from Germanic *maskwōn; akin to Lithuanian megzti, to knit, knot.]
mesh′y adj.
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mesh
(mɛʃ)n
1. a network; net
2. an open space between the strands of a network
3. (often plural) the strands surrounding these spaces
4. anything that ensnares, or holds like a net: the mesh of the secret police.
5. (Mechanical Engineering) the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels: the gears are in mesh.
6. a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes
vb
7. to entangle or become entangled
8. (Mechanical Engineering) (of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage
9. (often foll by: with) to coordinate (with): to mesh with a policy.
10. to work or cause to work in harmony
[C16: probably from Dutch maesche; related to Old English masc, Old High German masca]
ˈmeshy adj
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mesh
(mɛʃ)n.
1. an arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry, sieves, etc.
2. any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
3. an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.
4. one of the open spaces between the cords, wires, etc., of a net or screen.
5. meshes,
a. the cords, wires, etc., that bind such spaces.
b. a means of catching or holding fast: the meshes of the law.
6. the engagement of gear teeth.
v.t. 7. to catch or entangle in or as if in a net; enmesh.
8. to form with meshes, as a net.
9. to engage, as gear teeth.
10. to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock.
v.i. 11. to become enmeshed.
12. to become or be engaged, as the teeth of gears.
13. to match, coordinate, or interlock.
[1375–1425; late Middle English mesch, appar. continuing Old English masc, max; akin to Middle Dutch maesche, Old High German māsca]
mesh′y, adj. mesh•i•er, mesh•i•est.
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mesh
Past participle: meshed
Gerund: meshing
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| Noun | 1. |  mesh - the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length |
| 2. |  mesh - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" | |
| 3. | mesh - the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network | |
| 4. |  mesh - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervalsbackbone - the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" chicken wire - a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" hairnet - a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place reseau - a net or mesh foundation for lace safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze save-all - a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship snood - an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head sparker, spark arrester - a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack tulle - a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns | |
| 5. |  mesh - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" | |
| Verb | 1. | mesh - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
| 2. | mesh - coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively coordinate, organise, organize - bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" | |
| 3. |  mesh - work together in harmony relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" | |
| 4. |  mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh |
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mesh
noun
verb
1. engage, combine, connect, knit, come together, coordinate, interlock, dovetail, fit together, harmonize Their senses of humour meshed perfectly.
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mesh
noun1. An open fabric woven of strands that are interlaced and knotted at usually regular intervals:
To come or bring together and interlock:
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Translations
تَشَبُّك أسْنان التُّروسشَبَكَهفَتحات الشَّبَكَه
oko sítěpletivosíťzapadnout do sebe
gribe ind i hinandennet
hálószemösszekapcsolódnak
grípa; tengjastmöskvinet
tinklelis
acslamatasnonākt sazobē/sakabētīkli
zapadnúť do seba
mesh
[meʃ]A. N
1. (= spacing) → malla f
3. (= network, net, also fig) → red f
4. (= gears etc) in mesh → engranado
B. VT to get meshed → enredarse (in en)
C. VI (Tech) → engranar (with con)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mesh
[ˈmɛʃ] vi
[gears] → s'engrener
(= harmonize) [ideas, attitudes] → s'accorder
to mesh with sth → s'accorder avec qch
to mesh with the facts [story] → cadrer avec les faits
to mesh with sth → s'accorder avec qch
to mesh with the facts [story] → cadrer avec les faits
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mesh
n
(= hole) → Masche f; (= size of hole) → Maschenweite f; caught in the fine mesh of the net → in den feinen Maschen des Netzes gefangen; fine mesh stockings → feinmaschige Strümpfe pl; the big mesh of this material makes it ideal → die Grobmaschigkeit dieses Materials ist ideal; a 5mm mesh screen → ein 5 mm Maschendraht; the mesh is big enough to see through → es ist großmaschig genug, um durchzusehen
(material) (= wire mesh) → Maschendraht m; (= network of wires) → Drahtgeflecht nt; (Tex) → Gittergewebe nt
vi
(fig: views, approach) → sich vereinen lassen; he tried to make the departments mesh (together) → er versuchte, die einzelnen Abteilungen miteinander zu koordinieren
vt = enmesh
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mesh
(meʃ) noun1. (one of) the openings between the threads of a net. a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.
2. (often in plural) a network. A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.
verb (of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other. The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.
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mesh
n (surg) mallaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.