Meaning & use
reticulating
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Forming or arranging something into a net-like or web-like pattern of interlacing lines.
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The software spent several minutes reticulating splines before rendering the terrain.
Veins reticulate across the surface of the leaf, forming an intricate pattern.
A note on using this word
Widely known from the classic video game SimCity, whose loading screen famously displayed the humorous status message 'Reticulating splines.'
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crisscrossinginterlacing
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