reticle

[ ret-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈrɛt ɪ kəl /

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noun Optics.

a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.

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Also reticule.

Origin of reticle

1650–60; <Latin rēticulum little net, equivalent to rēt- (stem of rēte) net + -i--i- + -culum-cle¹

Words nearby reticle

Réti, retiarius, retiary, reticence, reticent, reticle, reticular, reticular formation, reticulate, reticulated tracery, reticulate python

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How to use reticle in a sentence

Gleaming like the chassis of a spaceship, it holds the glass reticle and also has mounted on it huge, barrel-shaped molecular pumps.
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A reticle is its own trade secret, a protected piece of intellectual property belonging to the company that designed it, and adjusted to the unique specifications of GlobalFoundries’ proprietary process.
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British Dictionary definitions for reticle

reticle

less commonly reticule

/ (ˈrɛtɪkəl) /

noun

a network of fine lines, wires, etc, placed in the focal plane of an optical instrument to assist measurement of the size or position of objects under observationAlso called: graticule

Word Origin for reticle

C17: from Latin rēticulum a little net, from rēte net

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