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Rokas2 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
(inter)mesh?
Hello everyone.
Does 'intermeshed' have the same meaning as 'meshed' or is there a slight difference between them? Also, is there such a word 'to intermesh' or is only the past participle used?
The context is: "Science, industry and defense have become intermeshed in a variety of ways, several of which involve joint activity in physics and chemistry."
My Oxford Dictionary gives the definition only for 'mesh' and 'enmesh'.
And the final question, what is the difference between this 'mesh' and the word 'net' eg "Net of a spider/Mesh of a spider"?
Does 'intermeshed' have the same meaning as 'meshed' or is there a slight difference between them? Also, is there such a word 'to intermesh' or is only the past participle used?
The context is: "Science, industry and defense have become intermeshed in a variety of ways, several of which involve joint activity in physics and chemistry."
My Oxford Dictionary gives the definition only for 'mesh' and 'enmesh'.
And the final question, what is the difference between this '
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(1) MSN Encarta's definition : in·ter·mesh ( past and past participle in·ter·meshed, present participle in·ter·mesh·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·mesh·es) transitive and intransitive verb Definitions: mesh together : to engage or mesh with one another, or cause something such as the teeth of gears to do so (2) Merriam-Webster's definition : intransitive senses : INTERLOCK transitive senses : to mesh together : INTERLOCK Intermesh is what two gears of a clock do. Spiders spin neither meshes nor nets ; spiders spin webs .
- (1) MSN Encarta's definition : in·ter·mesh ( past and past participle in·ter·meshed, present participle in·ter·mesh·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·mesh·es) transitive and intransitive verb Definitions: mesh together : to engage or mesh with one another, or cause something such as the teeth of gears to do so (2) Merriam-Webster's definition : intransitive senses : INTERLOCK transitive senses : to mesh together : INTERLOCK Intermesh is what two gears of a clock do.
- Spiders spin neither meshes nor nets ; spiders spin webs .
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(1) MSN Encarta's definition:
| in·ter·mesh (past and past participle in·ter·meshed, present participle in·ter·mesh·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·mesh·es) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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