reticulation
re·ti·cu·lation
noun
1.
(photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion
2.
an arrangement resembling a net or network
- “the reticulation of a leaf”
- “the reticulation of a photographic emulsion”
Origin
By surface analysis, reticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, reticulate + -ion.
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