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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.
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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.
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.
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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