netting
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net·ting
(nĕt′ĭng)n.
1. An openwork fabric; a net.
2. The act or process of making a net.
3. The act or process of fishing with a net.
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netting
(ˈnɛtɪŋ)n
any netted fabric or structure
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net•ting
(ˈnɛt ɪŋ)n.
any of various kinds of net fabric.
[1560–70]
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Noun | 1. | netting - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave cheesecloth - a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture |
2. | netting - creating nets weaving - creating fabric |
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netting
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Translations
شَبَكَه
síťovina
net
compensation monétaire de groupetulle
net
sieťovina
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netting
n → Netz nt; (= wire netting) → Maschendraht m; (= fabric) → Netzgewebe nt; (for curtains etc) → Tüll m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
netting
[ˈnɛtɪŋ] n (nets) → reti fpl; (mesh) → rete (also wire netting) (for fence) → rete metallica, reticolato; (fabric) → tulle mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
net1
(net) noun (any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc. a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; (also adjective) a net curtain.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈnetted – to catch in a net. They netted several tons of fish.
ˈnetting noun material made in the form of a net. wire netting.
ˈnetball noun a team-game in which a ball is thrown into a net hanging high up on a pole.
ˈnetwork noun1. anything in the form of a net, ie with many lines crossing each other. A network of roads covered the countryside.
2. a widespread organization. a radio network; television networks.
3. a system of computers that can exchange messages and information. The Internet is a global computer network
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