mesh vs trellis

mesh

noun
  • A polygon mesh. 

  • In mesh analysis: a loop in a electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied). 

  • The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space. 

  • A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh. 

  • The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. 

  • A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them. 

verb
  • To catch in a mesh. 

  • To fit in; to come together harmoniously. 

  • To connect together by interlocking, as gears do. 

trellis

noun
  • An outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area. 

  • A kind of graph, used in communication theory and encryption, whose nodes are ordered into vertical slices by time, with each node at each time connected to at least one node at an earlier and at least one node at a later time. 

  • An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants. 

verb
  • To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis. 

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