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NETWORK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Synonyms:

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Meronyms (parts of "network"):

backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):

chicken wire (a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)

gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)

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)

spark arrester; sparker (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)

grillwork; wirework (mesh netting made of wires)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs

Example:

the networks compete to broadcast important sports events

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):

communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)

Domain category:

broadcasting (taking part in a radio or tv program)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits

Synonyms:

electronic network; network

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):

information superhighway; superhighway (an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form)

early warning system (a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them)

computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A system of intersecting lines or channels

Example:

a network of canals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):

reseau (a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs)

graticule; reticle; reticule (a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)

reticulation (an arrangement resembling a net or network)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An interconnected system of things or people

Example:

tangled in a web of cloth

Synonyms:

network; web

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):

scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):

reticulum (any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels))

espionage network (a network of spies)

old boy network (an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics))

support system (a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style)

Derivation:

network (communicate with and within a group)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Communicate with and within a group

Example:

You have to network if you want to get a good job

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "network" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

network (an interconnected system of things or people)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes gamma-adducin protein, is involved in the modulation of actin-spectrin network assembly.

(ADD3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Characteristic features include pleomorphic and lipidized cells expressing GFAP and often surrounded by a reticulin network as well as eosinophilic granular bodies.

(Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

The vasculature network is critical to the development of neoplasms.

(Neoangiogenesis, NCI Thesaurus)

Aldgate is a junction, and there was a network of points.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Terminology for concepts associated with neonatal research contributed by four neonatal research networks: Vermont-Oxford Network (VON), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NICHD-NRN) and NICHD Pediatric Terminology.

(Neonatal Research Network Terminology, NICHD)

It is composed of round to oval mesenchymal cells, small signet ring lipoblasts, and a rich network of capillaries in a myxoid stroma.

(Myxoid Liposarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

In traditional Chinese medicine, one of 20 channels that form a network through which qi (the body's vital energy) flows and that connect the body’s acupuncture sites.

(Meridian, NCI Dictionary)

MistNet is based on neural networks for images and includes several architecture components tailored to the unique characteristics of radar data.

(Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations, National Science Foundation)

"When we are born, the circuits which process body sensations are not fully developed, so the establishment of such networks is a crucial developmental milestone for newborns," he continued.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Underlying such impaired neuronal growth and function, the researchers discovered that the mutant SETD1A gene disrupted regulation of many other genes with which it is networked.

(Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice, National Institutes of Health)