netwerk

Definitions of netwerk
  1. noun
    (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
    synonyms: net, raderwerk, web
  2. noun
    a system of intersecting lines or channels
    synonyms: net, nettobedrag, raderwerk, web
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    bestel, module, modulus, stelsel, systeem
    instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
  3. noun
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    synonyms: net, raderwerk, web
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    spijsverteringsstelsel
    the system that makes food absorbable into the body
    musculatuur, spierstelsel
    the muscular system of an organism
    zenuwgestel, zenuwstelsel
    the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
    ademhalingswegen, luchtweg, luchtwegen
    the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
    bloedvatenstelsel, vaatstelsel
    the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
    been, beenderen, beendergestel, beenderstelsel, doodsbeenderen, gebeente, geraamte, karkas, skelet
    the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
    diafragma, membraan, middenrif
    (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
    lymfevatenstelsel, lymfvatenstelsel
    the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
    bloedvatenstelsel
    the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
    farynx, keelgat, keelholte, slenk, slokdarm
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
    type of:
    lichaamsdeel, lid
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  4. noun
    framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
    synonyms: flitswerk, vlechtwerk
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    bok, draagstel, frame, geraamte, gestel, omlijsting, raam, skelet, spanraam
    a structure supporting or containing something
  5. noun
    work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
    synonyms: flitswerk, vlechtwerk
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    creatie, schepping, werk, werkstuk
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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