red

Definitions of red
  1. noun
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
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    gasa, velo
    a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
    albanega, redecilla, talega
    a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
    tul
    a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns
    estopilla
    a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
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    tejido, tela
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
  2. noun
    a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
  3. noun
    a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
    synonyms: red de pesca
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    chinchorro, jábega, rastra, red barredera, red de arrastre, traína
    a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
  4. noun
    a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place
    synonyms: albanega, redecilla, talega
  5. noun
    a system of intersecting lines or channels
    synonyms: malla, retículo
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    retícula, retículo
    a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
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    sistema
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
  6. noun
    a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
    synonyms: cuadro, curva, grafía, gráfica, gráfico
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    ECG, cardiograma, electrocardiograma
    a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
    electroencefalograma
    a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
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    comunicación visual
    communication that relies on vision
  7. noun
    an interconnected system of things or people
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    sistema
    a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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