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meshes

noun

Meaning

  1. A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
  2. The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
  3. The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
  4. A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
  5. A polygon mesh.
  6. To connect together by interlocking, as gears do.
  7. (by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously.
  8. To catch in a mesh.

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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