network

  • 31network — net|work1 [ net,wɜrk ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of companies that broadcast the same television or radio programs throughout a large area, or a company that produces or sells the rights to such broadcasts: The president s speech was broadcast… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32network — net|work1 W3 [ˈnetwə:k US wə:rk] n 1.) a system of lines, tubes, wires, roads etc that cross each other and are connected to each other ▪ Hungary s telephone network ▪ a high speed European rail network network of ▪ an elaborate network of canals …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33network*/*/ — [ˈnetˌwɜːk] noun [C] I 1) a number of computers that are connected to each other 2) a system of things such as roads, rivers, or wires that are connected to each other a mobile phone network[/ex] a network of canals[/ex] 3) a group of people or… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 34network — n. 1) an old boy; old girl network 2) a communications; road network 3) a national network (of radio, TV stations) 4) over a network (over a national network) * * * [ netwɜːk] old girlnetwork road network a communications an old boy a national… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35network — I. noun Date: 1535 1. a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings 2. a system of lines or channels resembling a network 3. a. an interconnected or interrelated chain, group,… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36Network 2 — Senderlogo Allgemeine Informationen Empfang: Satellit, Kabel, DVB T, DVB S, DVB C Länder: Irland,Vereinigtes Königreich (Nordirland ) Sendeanstalt …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 37network — {{11}}network (n.) net like arrangement of threads, wires, etc., 1550s, from NET (Cf. net) (n.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.). Extended sense of any complex, interlocking system is from 1839 (originally in reference to transport by rivers, canals, and… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 38network — net•work [[t]ˈnɛtˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) any combination of intersecting or interconnecting filaments, lines, passages, etc.: a network of veins; a network of caves[/ex] 2) sbz a) a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39network — 1. noun /nɛtwɜːk,nɛtwɝk/ a) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals. A network of roads crisscrossed the country. b) Any interconnected group or system To get a job in todays economy, it is important… …

    Wiktionary

  • 40network — /ˈnɛtwɜk / (say netwerk) noun 1. any net like combination of filaments, lines, passages, or the like. 2. a netting or net. 3. a group of affiliated radio or television stations, sometimes commonly owned, and from which at times the same program… …