reticle
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin reticulum, diminutive of Latin rete (“net”). Doublet of reticulum and reticule.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
reticle (plural reticles)
- A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment
- (obsolete) Alternative form of reticule (“a little bag”)
- 1833, Francis Vesey, A General Digested Table and Index of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery[1], volume 20, page ix:
- On the following day Mrs. Kent went into the bed-room; and laid a reticle, which contained the money, upon her bed; and afterwards returned into the sitting-room; leaving the door between that and the bed-room open. After she had remained in the sitting-room about five minutes, she sent Miss S. for the reticle; and it was not to be found.
Usage notes edit
Used in form “have somebody or something in one’s reticle”, meaning “to be targeting somebody or something”.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
a gridwork or lattice of lines set into the eyepiece of optical instruments
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