what does network mean?
NETWORK as NOUN
- Meaning
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
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Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Usage Example(s)
- the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
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Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
Usage Example(s)
- a railroad network
- a network of canals
Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an interconnected system of things or people
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- he owned a network of shops
- retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
- tangled in a web of cloth
Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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NETWORK as VERB
- Meaning
- communicate with and within a group
Usage Example(s)
- You have to network if you want to get a good job
Hypernyms(s) network is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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