/ray zoh", reuh-/ , n. , pl. reseaux /-zohz", -zoh"/ , reseaus .
1. a network.
2. a netted or meshed ground in lace.
3. Astron. a network of fine lines on a glass plate, used in a photographic telescope to produce a corresponding network on photographs of the stars.
4. Meteorol. a system of weather stations under the direction of a single agency or cooperating for common goals.
5. Photog. a screen having minute colored filters, used in some forms of color photography.
Also, réseau .
[ 1570-80; réseau, OF resel, dim. of rais net retis (sing.) or * retes (pl.), for L rete ]