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A large bird-netting used to keep pigeons from sprouting seeds
Bird netting on wine grapes.A net, in its primary meaning, comprises fibers woven in a grid-like structure, and is very infrequently mentioned in discussions of philosophy. It blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass. It requires less material than something sheet-like, and provides a degree of transparency.
Examples include fishing nets, butterfly nets, cricket nets, bird netting or nets used in sporting goals in games such as soccer, basketball, Bossaball and ice hockey. A net also separates opponents in various net sports such as volleyball, tennis, badminton, and table tennis, where the ball or shuttlecock must go over the net to remain in play.
The adjectives reticulated and retiary both mean "net-like". Animal species such as the Reticulated Giraffe and Reticulated Python have net-like body markings.
Most of the other meanings of the term arise by analogy with the use above.
"Safety net" is also used figuratively, see e.g. social safety net.
See also
- Use of animals during the Gravettian period#Use of nets
- Anti-submarine net
- Net laying ship
- Netgun
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