About The Word Reticule
Learn about the word Reticule to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Reticule definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Reticule
| Reticule Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Reticule?
[n] a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
[n] a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries Synonyms | Synonyms for Reticule: graticule | reticle Related Terms | Find terms related to Reticule: See Also | bag | cross hair | cross wire | eyepiece | handbag | mesh | meshing | meshwork | net | network | ocular | pocketbook | purse | reticulation Reticule In Webster's Dictionary \Ret"i*cule\, n.. [F. r['e]ticule, L. reticulum, dim.
of rete a net. Cf.{Retina}, {Reticle}.]
1. A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or
a little bag to be carried in the hand. --De Quincey.
2. A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or
other instrument; a reticle.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Marang ‐ tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds…
- Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…
- Touchstone ‐ a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other…
- Systems program ‐ a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program)…
- Purplish blue ‐ a shade of blue tinged…
- Up on(p) ‐ being up to particular standard or level especially in being…
- Flagitious ‐ shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a…
- Flesh ‐ alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied…
- Bramley's seedling ‐ very large…
- Arraign ‐ accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy [v] call before a court to…