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say it: mesh
mesh is a noun and verb meaning "the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles". It carries 9 recorded senses.
the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
“a 100 mesh screen”
“100 mesh powdered cellulose”
contact by fitting together
“the engagement of the clutch”
“the meshing of gears”
the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component
the act of interlocking or meshing
“an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check”
work together in harmony
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mesh come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.