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Meshing

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Noun

1. engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing

contact by fitting together

Example Sentences:
'the engagement of the clutch'
'the meshing of gears'

2. mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network

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

3. interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing

the act of interlocking or meshing

Example Sentences:
'an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Meshing

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noun
1. 
a network; net
2. 
an open space between the strands of a network
3. (often plural)
the strands surrounding these spaces
4. 
anything that ensnares, or holds like a net
the mesh of the secret police
5. 
the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels
the gears are in mesh
6. 
a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes
verb
7. 
to entangle or become entangled
8. 
(of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage
9. (intransitive; often foll by with)
to coordinate (with)
to mesh with a policy
10. 
to work or cause to work in harmony

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Meshing

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noun
1. 
any of the open spaces of a net, screen, sieve, etc.: a 50-mesh screen is one with 50 such open spaces per linear inch
2.  [pl.]
the threads, cords, etc. forming these openings
3. 
a net or network
4. 
a netlike, woven material, as that used for stockings
5. 
a structure of interlocking metal links
6. 
anything that entangles, snares, or entraps
7. 
the engagement of the teeth of gears
verb transitive, verb intransitive
8. 
to entangle or become entangled
9.  US
to engage or become engaged
said of gears or gear teeth
10. 
to fit closely together; interlock

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Meshing

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n.
1.
a. Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an interstice.
b. often meshes The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces.
2. An openwork fabric or structure; a net or network: a screen made of wire mesh.
3. often meshes Something that snares or entraps: "Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of ... politics" (W. Montgomery Watt).
4.
a. The engagement of gear teeth.
b. The state of being so engaged: gear teeth in mesh.
v. meshed, mesh·ing, mesh·es
v.tr.
1. To catch in or as if in a net; ensnare.
2. To cause (gear teeth) to become engaged.
3. To cause to work closely together; coordinate.
v.intr.
1. To become entangled.
2. To become engaged or interlocked: gears that are not meshing properly.
3.
a. To fit together effectively; be coordinated.
b. To accord with another or each other; harmonize.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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