Dictionary entry details
• NETWORK (noun)
Meaning:
An interconnected system of things or people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
network; web
Context examples:
he owned a network of shops / retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life / tangled in a web of cloth
Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):
scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):
reticulum (any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels))
espionage network (a network of spies)
old boy network (an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics))
support system (a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style)
Meaning:
(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):
communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
Domain category:
broadcasting (taking part in a radio or tv program)
Meaning:
An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
meshwork; meshing; network; mesh; net
Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meronyms (parts of "network"):
backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):
chicken wire (a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)
grillwork; wirework (mesh netting made of wires)
tulle (a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns)
spark arrester; sparker (a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack)
snood (an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head)
save-all (a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship)
safety net (a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)
reseau (a net or mesh foundation for lace)
hairnet (a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place)
gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
Meaning:
A system of intersecting lines or channels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
a railroad network / a network of canals
Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):
grid; reference grid (a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image)
reseau (a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs)
graticule; reticle; reticule (a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)
reticulation (an arrangement resembling a net or network)
Meaning:
(electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electronic network; network
Hypernyms ("network" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "network"):
information superhighway; superhighway (an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form)
early warning system (a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them)
computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)
• NETWORK (verb)
Meaning:
Communicate with and within a group
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
You have to network if you want to get a good job
Hypernyms (to "network" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Sentence frame:
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