1. (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion
   "Reticulation ruined the vintage photograph's surface"
    
2. An arrangement resembling a net or network
   "the reticulation of a leaf"
    
3. [Austral, S.Africa] A system of piped water supply, especially standpipes or garden sprinklers
   "They installed reticulation to water the lawn automatically"

Derived forms: reticulations

Type of: formation, network

Encyclopedia: Reticulation