▸ noun: A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. ▸ noun: The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. ▸ noun: The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. ▸ noun: 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. ▸ noun: (computer graphics) A polygon mesh. ▸ noun: (electronics) In mesh analysis: a loop in an electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied). ▸ noun: (networking) A network topology with each device connected to multiple other devices in lieu of a central switch. Redundancy on a mesh network prevents single points of failure. ▸ verb: (ambitransitive) To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. ▸ verb: (intransitive, figurative, by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously. ▸ verb: (transitive) To catch in a mesh.
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