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reticle

[ ret-i-kuhl ]

noun

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

reticle

/ ˈrɛtɪkəl /

noun

  1. 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 observation Also calledgraticule

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reticle1

1650–60; < Latin rēticulum little net, equivalent to rēt- (stem of rēte ) net + -i- -i- + -culum -cle 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reticle1

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

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