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We need to decide on the Rigpa translation of this term. Gyurme has expressed a preference for 'net'...--[[User:Sébastien|Sébastien]] 18:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
We need to decide on the Rigpa translation of this term. Gyurme has expressed a preference for 'net'...--[[User:Sébastien|Sébastien]] 18:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
'''English Dictionary definitions - ''Tsondru 18 Feb'''''
- '''web - noun''' - 
1. something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
2. a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.
3. Textiles . a. a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
b. the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.
4. something resembling woven material, especially something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.
5. an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?
'''net- noun '''
1. a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.
2. a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net.
3. anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber.
4. a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.
5. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.

Latest revision as of 21:12, 18 February 2012

We need to decide on the Rigpa translation of this term. Gyurme has expressed a preference for 'net'...--Sébastien 18:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

English Dictionary definitions - Tsondru 18 Feb - web - noun - 1. something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving. 2. a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb. 3. Textiles . a. a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom. b. the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug. 4. something resembling woven material, especially something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree. 5. an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life? net- noun 1. a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net. 2. a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net. 3. anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber. 4. a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces. 5. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.