mesh
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
Other meanings
The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
Related words
- enmesh
- inmesh
- intermesh
- meshfree
- meshless
- meshlet
- meshlike
- meshness
- meshwork
- meshy
- micromesh
- nanomesh
Word history
From Old English "masc" (net).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mesh” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.