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rete

/ˈɹiːti/US/ˈɹiːɾi/

rete noun: a network of blood vessels or nerves.

rete: a network of blood vessels or nerves
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Noun

rete (plural retes or retia)

  1. A network of blood vessels or nerves.
  2. An anatomical part resembling or including a network.
  3. A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features.

rete meaning in Tamil

rete in Tamil

பின்னல், வலை

Forms of rete

pluralretes
pluralretia

Origin of rete

Borrowed from Latin rete.

Words formed from rete

Phrases with rete

Words that rhyme with rete

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about rete

What does rete mean?
Rete means a network of blood vessels or nerves.
What is rete in Tamil?
Rete in Tamil is பின்னல், வலை. See Rete meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rete?
Rete is a noun.
How do you pronounce rete?
Rete is pronounced /ˈɹiːti/.
What is the plural of rete?
The plural of rete is retes.

Words near rete in the dictionary

  1. retconned
  2. retconning
  3. retcons
  4. retd
  5. retd.
  6. rete
  7. Rete algorithm
  8. Rete algorithms
  9. rete mirabile
  10. rete mirabiles
  11. rete mirabili

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rete (page history and authors); rete (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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