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Definition of Netlike
1. Adjective. Having open interstices or resembling a web.
Similar to: Reticular, Reticulate
Derivative terms: Web
Definition of Netlike
1. Adjective. Having openings like a web. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Netlike
1. resembling a net [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Netlike
Literary usage of Netlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler, E. J. Aiton, A. M. Duncan, Judith Veronica Field (1997)
"... the netlike covering of the optic nerve is that which receives the picture of
external things. Nothing ofthat sort is apparent in the body of the Earth, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1891)
"... formerly dense framework of the uterus, leaving in its place a flaccid, netlike
areolar tissue incapable of sustaining the organ in its normal position. ..."
3. Management Guide for Low-Input Sustainable Apple Production by Lorraine P. Berkett (1994)
"Fruit infections become evident later in the season, as netlike russet lines on
... Figure 31: This example of netlike russetting is on 'Jonathan' apples. ..."
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