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Rete

Definition: Rete

Rete

Noun

1. A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Rete \Re"te\, noun. [Latin expression, net.]. (Websters 1913)

"Rete" is a common misspelling or typo for: rate, rut, rutted.


Abbreviations & Acronyms: Rete

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

RETE

EnglishResearch for Electrodynamic Tether EffectsTransportation

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Rete

Synonym: plexus (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Rete

English words defined with "rete": rete Malpighii, rete testisvasa efferentia. (references)
Specialty definitions using "rete": LogCSeminiferous Tubules. (references)
Etymologies containing "rete": Retecious, Retepore, Retiarius, Reticulum, retina, Retinerved, Retitelae. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Rete" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Haitian Creole (stay), Italian (drag, goal, grid, net, netting, network, ring, snare, system, trap), Latin (net, retina, snare).

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Modern Usage: Rete

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Una Rete piena di sabbia (1966)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Rete

DomainTitle

Books

  • Critica Della Ragione Telematica: Il Pensiero in Rete E Le Reti del Pensiero (reference)

  • Cyberdiritto : guida alle banche dati italiane e straniere, alla rete Internet e all'apprendimento assistito da calcolatore (reference)

  • Il Decentramento radiotelevisivo in Europa : la terza rete TV e la ristrutturazione della radiofonia pubblica in Italia (reference)

  • La specializzazione da latte negli allevamenti italiani : un'analisi dei dati della rete di informazione contabile INEA (reference)

  • L'Intervento di rete (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Rete

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Pathognomonic findings seen here include acanthosis, broadening and elongation of the rete ridges, intracellular and intercellular edema of the rete cells, and migration of the inflammatory cells through the epidermis; H&E stain; magnification 40X.Credit: CDC.

This mature, 20 mos. old pinta lesion shows signs of hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, acanthosis, elongation of Rete Pegs and an inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis. The genus Treponema, contains the species pallidum, the cause of syphilis.Credit: CDC.

Note the contrast between normal skin cytoarchitecture, and the beginning acanthosis (increased thickness of the stratum spinosum) with elongation of rete pegs; magnified 100X.Credit: CDC.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Rete

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The dermal-epidermal junction loses its rete ridges forming a flattened interface between the epidermis and dermis. (references)

This kind of abutment is more susceptible to shearing forces than the normal interlocked system of epidermal rete ridges and dermal papillae. (references)

The lesion is generally diagnosed using histologic criteria of architectural disorder with asymmetry, subepidermal fibroplasia (concentric eosinophilic and/or lamellar), and lentiginous melanocytic hyperplasia with spindle or epithelioid melanocytes aggregating in nests of variable size and fusing with adjacent rete ridges to form bridges. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Rete

"Rete" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 76.47% of the time. "Rete" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)76.47%1397,576
Noun (singular)23.53%4175,879
                    Total100.00%17N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Rete

Expressions using "rete": rete Malpighii rete testis. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Rete

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  rete

46

  rete servizi

3

  impianti di rete

16

  in italiane rete testate

3

  algorithm rete

12

  cavi di rete

3

  giochi in rete

9

  di rete sistemi

3

  it rete

8

  cavo di rete

3

  fotocopiatrici in rete

8

  antigrandine rete

3

  calze rete

7

  cavo rete

2

  4 rete

7

  letto metallica rete

2

  aziende computer di domini internet rete servizi

6

  rete servizi sicurezza

2

  di rete schede

6

  doghe letto rete

2

  music rete

4

  corsi di rete

2

  lan rete

4

  algoritmo rete

2

  2 computer di rete

3

  aziende computer di internet rete servizi

2

  rete sicurezza

3

  network rete

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Rete

LanguageDateSourceProverbs Chapter 1, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOu gar adikwV ekteinetai diktua pterwtoiV
Latin405VulgateFrustra autem iacitur rete ante oculos pinnatorum
Middle English1395WyclifIn vein forsothe is throwen a net befor the eyen of the fethered.
Jacobean English1611King JamesSurely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Victorian English1833WebsterSurely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Basic English1964OgdenTruly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Rete

LanguageProverbs Chapter 1, Verse 17
CebuanoKay sa kawang lamang ang pukot nga giladlad Diha sa atubangan sa bisan unsang langgam:
CroatianJer uzalud je razapinjati mrežu pred oèima svima pticama.
DanishThi det er unyttigt at udspænde Garnet for alle Fugles Øjne;
DutchZekerlijk, het net wordt tevergeefs gespreid voor de ogen van allerlei gevogelte;
FinnishSillä verkko on viritetty kaikille siivekkäille, niin että ne sen näkevät. - Mutta turhaan:
FrenchMais en vain jette-t-on le filet Devant les yeux de tout ce qui a des ailes;
GermanDenn es ist vergeblich, das Netz auswerfen vor den Augen der Vögel.
Haitian CreoleKisa ou konprann ou fè lè ou kite zwezo wè ou ap tann pèlen pou li?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSedangkan burung pun tidak akan masuk ke dalam jaring yang dibentangkan di depan matanya,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaBahwasanya cuma-cuma dibentangkan jaring di hadapan mata segala unggas.
ItalianInvano si tende la rete sotto gli occhi degli uccelli.
MaoriHe maumau hoki te hora o te kupenga ki te tirohanga a tetahi manu.
Norwegiantil ingen nytte blir garnet utspent så alle fuglene ser det;
PortuguesePois debalde se estende a rede à vista de qualquer ave.   
RumanianDar degeaba se aruncq layul knaintea ochilor tuturor pqsqrilor;
Russianч ЗМБЪБИ ЧУЕИ РФЙГ ОБРТБУОП ТБУУФБЧМСЕФУС УЕФШ,
SpanishCiertamente en vano se tiende la red ante los ojos de toda ave.
SwedishTy väl är det fåfängt, då man vill fånga fåglar, att breda ut nätet i hela flockens åsyn.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Rete

Derivations

Words beginning with "rete": reteach, reteaches, reteaching, reteam, reteamed, reteaming, reteams, retear, retearing, retears, retell, retelling, retellings, retells, retem, retemper, retempered, retempering, retempers, retems, retene, retenes, retention, retentions, retentive, retentively, retentiveness, retentivenesses, retentivities, retentivity, retest, retested, retesting, retests, retexture, retextured, retextures, retexturing. (additional references)

Words ending with "rete": accrete, arete, concrete, discrete, excrete, ferroconcrete, secrete, terete. (additional references)

Words containing "rete": accreted, accretes, aretes, carbureted, concreted, concretely, concreteness, concretenesses, concretes, contretemps, discretely, discreteness, discretenesses, excreted, excreter, excreters, excretes, ferreted, ferreter, ferreters, ferroconcretes, foretell, foreteller, foretellers, foretelling, foretells, interpreted, interpreter, interpreters, misinterpreted, photointerpreter, photointerpreters, pretechnological, preteen, preteens, pretelevision, pretence, pretences, pretend, pretended, pretendedly, pretender, pretenders, pretending, pretends, pretense, pretenses, pretension, pretensioned, pretensioning, pretensionless. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Rete"

Words rhyming with "rete" (pronounced 'Re"te'): Achiote, Aguardiente, Andante, Aphrodite, Astarte, Atte, Bleynte, Borachte, Breste, Brillante, Cete, Chicalote, Chierte, Cognoscente, Concertante, Durante, Freelte, Frelte, Lentamente, Lette, machete, Mecate, Mercatante, metate, Mordente, Niste, Pococurante, Prighte, Rafte, Semidiapente, Soavemente, Stacte, Sterte, Stirte, Swatte, Venite. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Rete

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: tree.

Words within the letters "e-e-r-t"

-1 letter: ere, ree, ret, tee.

-2 letters: er, et, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-r-t"
 

+1 letter: arete, beret, deter, eater, egret, enter, erect, ester, ether, evert, exert, greet, meter, metre, peter, reest, relet, remet, rente, reset, retem, retie, revet, rewet, steer, stere, terce, terne, terse, there, three, treed, treen, trees.

 

+2 letters: aerate, aether, afreet, aretes, beater, befret, belter, berate, bereft, berets, better, brevet, center, centre, cerate, cerite, cermet, certes, create, defter, derate, desert, deters, dexter, dieter, easter, eaters, eatery, ecarte, egrets, either, elater, emoter, entera, enters, entire, entree, erects, ergate, esters, etcher, eterne, ethers, everts, exerts, expert, exsert, extern, feater, ferret, fester, fetter, freest, gerent, getter, greets, heater, hefter, hereat, hereto, hetero, jester, kelter, lefter, letter, meeter, melter, merest, meteor, meters, metier, metred, metres, neater, nester, nether, netter, neuter, pelter, perter, pester, peters, petrel, petter, pewter, preset, rebate, recent, recept, recite, redate, reedit, reemit, reests, refect, refelt, reflet, refute, regent, reglet, regret, reheat, reject, relate, relent, relets, remate, remeet, remelt, remote, renest, rennet, rented, renter, rentes, repeat, repent, repute, reseat, resect, resent, resets, resite, rested, rester, retake, retape, reteam, retear, retell, retems, retene, retest, retied, reties, retile, retime, retine, retire, retore, retted, retune, retuse, retype, revert, revest, revets, revote, rewets, seater, secret, serest, setter, steers, stereo, steres, streek, streel, street, teared, tearer, teaser, tedder, teemer, teener, teeter, telfer, teller, temper, tender, tenner, tenrec, tenser, tenter, tenure, tercel, terces, tercet, teredo, terete, termed, termer, ternes, terrae, terret, terser, tester, tether, tetter, theres, therme, threep, threes, tierce, tiered, treble, treens, trevet, triene, tureen, tuyere, ureter, venter, verite, verset, verste, vertex, vervet, vetoer, welter, wester, wether, wetter, yester, zester.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Rete


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 74 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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Bibliographic Items: "rete"


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Amazon.com BOOKS: Search for: "rete"

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Public Service or Web Sites Triggered by: Rete