retiformadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛtᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdəˌfɔrm/

Forms: 1600s– retiform, 1800s reteform.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retiformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retiformis having the form of a net (a1553) < classical Latin rēte net (see rete n.) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare Middle French, French †rétiforme (16th cent. in Paré), Spanish retiforme (late 16th cent. as noun, rare), Italian retiforme (1673).

Chiefly Biology.

Having the form of a net; netlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network

netty1587

network1599

meshed1616

retiform1636

reticulate1658

reticulated1665

verricular1706

reticulary1717

retiformous1718

reticular1722

wide-meshed1724

netted1791

reticulating1795

reticuled1824

reticulose1826

1636 C. Cavendish Let. 2 Sept. in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Sci. Subj. (1841) 67 Sight being made..upon the retiform tunicle.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 174 If any [light] be by the retiform Coat reflected.

1742 B. Martin Micrographia Nova xiii. 44 We find it to consist of Lignous Fibres implicated in a retiform Manner.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 238 The most beautiful retiform distribution I ever beheld.

1851 G. F. Richardson Introd. Geol. (1855) 216 Their skeleton assumes a vast variety of forms, being horny or calcareous,..stellate, porous, or reteform.

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. i. 21 The central nervous organs and the lymphatic glands are characterised by a peculiar form of connective tissue, termed retiform.

1922 Publ. Carnegie Inst. 14 No. 277 146/1 It becomes retiform and continues in this condition until it divides into a dorsal and a ventral system of capillaries.

1977 Gramophone July 245/2 The retiform (high porosity) grille material..is in two parts, fixed by continuous velcro strips.

1998 Melanoma Res. 8 187 The neoplasm was characterized..by a peculiar retiform pattern of growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retiform
释义	retiformadj. Brit. /ˈrɛtᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈrɛdəˌfɔrm/ Forms: 1600s– retiform, 1800s reteform. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retiformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retiformis having the form of a net (a1553) < classical Latin rēte net (see rete n.) + -formis -form comb. form². Compare Middle French, French †rétiforme (16th cent. in Paré), Spanish retiforme (late 16th cent. as noun, rare), Italian retiforme (1673). Chiefly Biology. Having the form of a net; netlike. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network netty1587 network1599 meshed1616 retiform1636 reticulate1658 reticulated1665 verricular1706 reticulary1717 retiformous1718 reticular1722 wide-meshed1724 netted1791 reticulating1795 reticuled1824 reticulose1826 1636 C. Cavendish Let. 2 Sept. in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Sci. Subj. (1841) 67 Sight being made..upon the retiform tunicle. 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 174 If any [light] be by the retiform Coat reflected. 1742 B. Martin Micrographia Nova xiii. 44 We find it to consist of Lignous Fibres implicated in a retiform Manner. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 238 The most beautiful retiform distribution I ever beheld. 1851 G. F. Richardson Introd. Geol. (1855) 216 Their skeleton assumes a vast variety of forms, being horny or calcareous,..stellate, porous, or reteform. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. i. 21 The central nervous organs and the lymphatic glands are characterised by a peculiar form of connective tissue, termed retiform. 1922 Publ. Carnegie Inst. 14 No. 277 146/1 It becomes retiform and continues in this condition until it divides into a dorsal and a ventral system of capillaries. 1977 Gramophone July 245/2 The retiform (high porosity) grille material..is in two parts, fixed by continuous velcro strips. 1998 Melanoma Res. 8 187 The neoplasm was characterized..by a peculiar retiform pattern of growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1636
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