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Added 9 October 2026

mesh

/mɛʃ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mesh at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles.
a 100 mesh screen
Contact by fitting together.
the engagement of the clutch
The topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component.

verb

Keep engaged.
engaged the gears
Coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively.
Work together in harmony.

Origin

From Middle English mesche, from Old English masc (“net”) (perhaps influenced in form by related Old English mæscre (“mesh, spot”)), from the related Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ and *maskrǭ respectively, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”).

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