reticulatedadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/rəˈtɪkjəˌleɪdᵻd/,

/riˈtɪkjəˈleɪdᵻd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rēticulātus , -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin rēticulātus reticulate adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier reticulate adj. and later reticulate v.

a. Constructed or arranged like a net; made or marked so as to resemble a net or network; (Botany) = reticulate adj. 1.

(a) attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network

netty1587

network1599

meshed1616

retiform1636

reticulate1658

reticulated1665

verricular1706

reticulary1717

retiformous1718

reticular1722

wide-meshed1724

netted1791

reticulating1795

reticuled1824

reticulose1826

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 136 The meshes likewise, and holes of this reticulated body, are not less various and irregular: some bilateral, others trilateral.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii.§ ii. 221 The spaces between the reticulated portions of Wood, are..from two inches to four, in length.

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 49 The Intervals of the Cavities, rising a little, make a pretty kind of reticulated Work.

1796 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 260 A small piece of fine cambric, or reticulated silver wire stretched before it.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 153 The veins..diverge from each other..as in the radiated-veined variety of reticulated leaves.

1885 Law Times 79 247/1 A parallelogram covered with reticulated lines.

1909 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 161 493/2 Dr. James H. Wright..speaks of these cells as ‘reticulated forms’ or ‘reticulated red cells’.

1927 A. Conan Doyle Case-bk. Sherlock Holmes 252 Criss-crossed upon the man's naked shoulder, was the same strange reticulated pattern of red, inflamed lines.

1980 Farmer's Weekly (Perth) 24 Jan. 17/1 (advt.) A ranch-style brick home set amongst reticulated grounds and gardens.

2006 Trop. Fish Nov. 74/2 A base plate..and two thick sheets of reticulated foam.

(b) In predicative use, frequently with in or with.

ΚΠ

1698 W. Cowper Anat. Humane Bodies sig. C2/1 In the Former or Corpus Callosum..it Appears Reticulated, and the Interstices of its Rete of various Angles.

1725 R. Bradley Surv. Anc. Husb. & Gardening xxi. 365 A large room, with..such windows as they have in Africa, or larger, being reticulated, or made of Latice work.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Network, any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 885 Leaves smaller and shorter than in 1; fine green, not shining, not reticulated.

1829 J. Lindley Syn. Brit. Flora 233 Leaves ovate, serrated, naked, reticulated with prominent veins above, rather glaucous beneath.

1843 R. W. Emerson Transcendent. in Dial 3 310 This petty web..will at last be overshot and reticulated with veins of the blue.

1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. 195 Black oval bodies about an inch long, with the surface reticulated.

1908 B. L. Robinson & M. L. Fernald Gray's New Man. Bot. (ed. 7) 535 Seeds nearly black, finely reticulated.

1935 L. MacNeice Poems 29 Filleted sun streaks the purple mist, Everything is kissed and reticulated with sun.

1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 170/1 Yellow-net honeysuckle, a delightfully effective plant in summer when the neat green leaves are noticeably reticulated in gold.

1999 N. Fletcher Ultimate Koi iv. 43/1 Sumingashi are Koi with black scales, reticulated in white.

b. In the names of animals, plants, minerals, etc., characterized by such markings. [In the names of animals and plants, frequently translating the scientific Latin epithet reticulatus.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > reticulated

tessellated1723

reticulated1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ophioglossum..in America, are found two distinct species, beside the common European sort. 1. The reticulated, heart-shaped-leaved, ophioglossum. And, 2. The palmated ophioglossum.

1771 J. R. Forster Catal. Plants N. Amer. in tr. J. B. Bossu Trav. Louisiana II. 41 Annona reticulata. Custard-apple, reticulated.

1783 J. Barbut Genera Vermium I. 86 The Reticulated Sea Star..is stellated with reticulated sharp-pointed rays.

1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 539 What has been called reticulated cobalt appears to be native silver.

1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 91 Reticulated Willow, or Netted or Wrinkle-leaved Willow.

1909 Times 16 Oct. 4/4 Both the reticulated python and the anaconda..grow to a length of 30ft.

1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 232 The most northern Somali or reticulated giraffe appears liver-coloured with a network of fine white lines.

2002 C. C. Burrell in Spring-blooming Bulbs (Brooklyn Bot. Garden) 82/2 For a blast of rich color in early spring, you can't beat the reticulated iris.

c. Botany. = reticulate adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of xylem or phloem

reticulated1832

reticulate1842

concentric1878

interxylary1889

mesarch1891

hadrocentric1900

leptocentric1940

xylary1953

1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 23 All the forms of duct seem reducible to the following varieties:—..2. The Reticulated... In these the spiral fibre..is continuous in some places, anastomoses in others, so as to form a sort of netted appearance.

1857 A. Henfrey Botany 490 The reticulated secondary layers may be uniform over the wall of the cell, or irregular.., which is more frequent.

1907 F. E. Clements Plant Physiol. & Ecol. v. 106 These thickening layers may be added..in various forms, as in ringed, spiral, and reticulated vessels or tracheids.

1946 Amer. Midland Naturalist 36 248 Vascular tissue of both series composed of scalariform or occasionally reticulated tracheids.

2004 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biol.: Plant 40 502/1 Xylem appeared reticulated and many rectangular crystals were observed inside the cells.

d. Of porcelain, china, etc.: ornamented with a pattern of interlacing lines or pierced work suggestive of a net or trellis. Cf. pierced adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > types of porcelain

hard1776

Nantgarw1820

reticulated1881

grand feu1888

high-fusing1893

paste bodied1915

1881 G. A. Audsley & J. L. Bowes Keramic Art Japan 143 There are several specimens of pierced, or what is termed reticulated, porcelain.

1908 J. F. Blacker Chats on Oriental China xiii. 152 White biscuit class,..often having two walls or divisions, of which the outer one only is biscuit, reticulated or pierced with a fine network or trellis of various patterns, through which the interior wall can be seen.

1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 245 (caption) Teapot with reticulated outer wall and handle with moulded terminals, creamware, Leeds, c. 1785.

2005 Sydney (Austral.) Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Business) 42 Another surprise emerged amid the English porcelain—an impressive reticulated vase..that fetched $35,750.

2. Architecture.

a. Of or relating to the construction of a wall, brickwork, etc., using polygonal stones, or square stones set diagonally. Of a wall, brickwork, etc.: constructed using this method. Cf. reticular adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > geometric

diapered?a1400

frettedc1420

checkeryc1440

checkeda1475

diaper1480

chequered1486

lozenged1523

diapery1605

fret1663

lozengy1686

reticulated1753

geometrical1777

reticular1783

geometric1842

Z-shaped1858

chessboard1889

1753 ‘T. Broderick’ Lett. from Several Parts Europe & East II. 22 The walls yet remain in many places, and in some very intire: they are of brick disposed in the reticulated manner, or in the form of a network.

1790 Monthly Rev. Nov. 329 Orthoflatas..is mentioned in opposition to reticulated walling, in which the bricks were laid diagonally.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 306 They [sc. the ancients] had their reticular or reticulated walls.

1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. IV. vii. 321 A timber house, dating apparently from the fourteenth century, as it has reticulated panelling.

1885 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 242 The Oak Parlour downstairs is also panelled in a remarkable reticulated way.

1901 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 5 178 The aqueducts were constructed of free stone, of concrete faced with reticulated work, or of concrete and brick.

1961 Classical Rev. 11 313/1 The partly despoiled reticulated wall in the Casa d'Argo.

1996 M. Thurlby in I. Atherton Norwich Cathedral viii. 152 The blind arcading, whether plain, intersecting or with reticulated masonry behind, relates to Norwich Castle and Cathedral.

b. Relating to or designating a style of curvilinear Gothic tracery characterized by a succession of interweaving ogees. Cf. net tracery n. at net n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > reticulated

reticulated1847

1847 Ecclesiol. 7 117 The windows have reticulated tracery; those at the ends having three lights, to the north only two.

1849 E. Sharpe Treat. Decorated Window Tracery 107 A very large class of Windows..containing what has been called Reticulated Tracery, or Tracery formed by the repetition of the same foliated opening.

1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) v. 142 Windows with flowing tracery, and those with reticulated, or net-like forms,..are in general somewhat later than the geometrical patterns.

1905 F. Bond Gothic Archit. in Eng. xxxiii. 484 The first thing necessary to change a Reticulated into a Flamboyant window is to give an acuter point to the ogee heads of the lower lights.

1949 Times 20 Apr. 2/3 Another major piece of work to be undertaken is the glazing of the beautiful east window, with its reticulated tracery.

2004 Archit. Hist. 47 298 The reticulated tracery of the south transept window is of an early fourteenth-century type.

3. Chiefly Australian, New Zealand, and South African. Of a water supply, irrigation system, etc.: distributing water via a network of pipes. Also (of a town, area, etc.): receiving water via such a network. Cf. reticulation n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [adjective] > supplied with pipes

windpiped1860

reticulated1877

1877 Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria & Moama, New S. Wales) 4 Dec. The place was soon reduced to ashes, the flames burning fiercely and unchecked, there being no reticulated water supply.

1908 Advertiser (Adelaide) 26 Sept. 13/5 They could not make people take reticulated water if, as a body, they declined it.

1952 L. Marquand Peoples & Policies S. Afr. iv. 95 While..most municipalities had reticulated water supplies for the European quarters, the non-European quarters were normally restricted to public taps.

1981 Telegraph (Brisbane) 25 Sept. 55/4 An assured supply of reticulated town water.

2007 Canberra Times (Nexis) 24 May a6 A gravity-fed reticulated irrigation system will assist in the maintenance of the garden.

Compounds

reticulated micrometer n. a micrometer containing a disc of clear material on which is marked a reticle to facilitate the measurement of positions in the field of view of a telescope or microscope.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring small objects

micrometer?1790

reticulated micrometer1854

1854 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 14 225 An achromatic refractor..furnished with a reticulated micrometer.

1877 Jrnl. Queckett Microsc. Club 4 333 The use of the reticulated micrometer was also referred to, and some concluding remarks made upon the value of camera lucida drawings..as forming a check upon fanciful delineations of microscopical objects.

1922 L. Bell Telescope viii. 169 A plane parallel disc of glass fitting in the focus of a positive ocular, and etched with a network of uniform squares, forming a reticulated micrometer.

2001 Waterbirds 24 290/2 Measurements of lower beaks made using a stereomicroscope with reticulated micrometer eyepiece.

reticulated python n. a very large python, Python reticulatus, of South-East Asia, which is patterned with patches outlined in black and is probably the world's longest snake, sometimes exceeding 9 metres (30 feet) in length.

ΚΠ

1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 518 The Reticulated Python, P. reticulatus, is found in Hindostan, Ceylon, and Java.

1883 Standard 3 Aug. 5/6 One of the reticulated pythons managed to escape.

1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes vi. 117 A reticulated python has about a hundred teeth.

1994 Times 21 Mar. 16/6 Reticulated pythons can slide into huts at night and swallow sleepers head first.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reticulated
释义	reticulatedadj. Brit. /rᵻˈtɪkjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /rəˈtɪkjəˌleɪdᵻd/, /riˈtɪkjəˈleɪdᵻd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rēticulātus , -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin rēticulātus reticulate adj. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier reticulate adj. and later reticulate v. 1. a. Constructed or arranged like a net; made or marked so as to resemble a net or network; (Botany) = reticulate adj. 1. (a) attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network netty1587 network1599 meshed1616 retiform1636 reticulate1658 reticulated1665 verricular1706 reticulary1717 retiformous1718 reticular1722 wide-meshed1724 netted1791 reticulating1795 reticuled1824 reticulose1826 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 136 The meshes likewise, and holes of this reticulated body, are not less various and irregular: some bilateral, others trilateral. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii.§ ii. 221 The spaces between the reticulated portions of Wood, are..from two inches to four, in length. a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 49 The Intervals of the Cavities, rising a little, make a pretty kind of reticulated Work. 1796 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 260 A small piece of fine cambric, or reticulated silver wire stretched before it. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iii. 153 The veins..diverge from each other..as in the radiated-veined variety of reticulated leaves. 1885 Law Times 79 247/1 A parallelogram covered with reticulated lines. 1909 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 161 493/2 Dr. James H. Wright..speaks of these cells as ‘reticulated forms’ or ‘reticulated red cells’. 1927 A. Conan Doyle Case-bk. Sherlock Holmes 252 Criss-crossed upon the man's naked shoulder, was the same strange reticulated pattern of red, inflamed lines. 1980 Farmer's Weekly (Perth) 24 Jan. 17/1 (advt.) A ranch-style brick home set amongst reticulated grounds and gardens. 2006 Trop. Fish Nov. 74/2 A base plate..and two thick sheets of reticulated foam. (b) In predicative use, frequently with in or with. ΚΠ 1698 W. Cowper Anat. Humane Bodies sig. C2/1 In the Former or Corpus Callosum..it Appears Reticulated, and the Interstices of its Rete of various Angles. 1725 R. Bradley Surv. Anc. Husb. & Gardening xxi. 365 A large room, with..such windows as they have in Africa, or larger, being reticulated, or made of Latice work. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Network, any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 885 Leaves smaller and shorter than in 1; fine green, not shining, not reticulated. 1829 J. Lindley Syn. Brit. Flora 233 Leaves ovate, serrated, naked, reticulated with prominent veins above, rather glaucous beneath. 1843 R. W. Emerson Transcendent. in Dial 3 310 This petty web..will at last be overshot and reticulated with veins of the blue. 1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. 195 Black oval bodies about an inch long, with the surface reticulated. 1908 B. L. Robinson & M. L. Fernald Gray's New Man. Bot. (ed. 7) 535 Seeds nearly black, finely reticulated. 1935 L. MacNeice Poems 29 Filleted sun streaks the purple mist, Everything is kissed and reticulated with sun. 1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 170/1 Yellow-net honeysuckle, a delightfully effective plant in summer when the neat green leaves are noticeably reticulated in gold. 1999 N. Fletcher Ultimate Koi iv. 43/1 Sumingashi are Koi with black scales, reticulated in white. b. In the names of animals, plants, minerals, etc., characterized by such markings. [In the names of animals and plants, frequently translating the scientific Latin epithet reticulatus.] ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > reticulated tessellated1723 reticulated1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ophioglossum..in America, are found two distinct species, beside the common European sort. 1. The reticulated, heart-shaped-leaved, ophioglossum. And, 2. The palmated ophioglossum. 1771 J. R. Forster Catal. Plants N. Amer. in tr. J. B. Bossu Trav. Louisiana II. 41 Annona reticulata. Custard-apple, reticulated. 1783 J. Barbut Genera Vermium I. 86 The Reticulated Sea Star..is stellated with reticulated sharp-pointed rays. 1816 P. Cleaveland Elem. Treat. Mineral. & Geol. 539 What has been called reticulated cobalt appears to be native silver. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 91 Reticulated Willow, or Netted or Wrinkle-leaved Willow. 1909 Times 16 Oct. 4/4 Both the reticulated python and the anaconda..grow to a length of 30ft. 1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 232 The most northern Somali or reticulated giraffe appears liver-coloured with a network of fine white lines. 2002 C. C. Burrell in Spring-blooming Bulbs (Brooklyn Bot. Garden) 82/2 For a blast of rich color in early spring, you can't beat the reticulated iris. c. Botany. = reticulate adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of xylem or phloem reticulated1832 reticulate1842 concentric1878 interxylary1889 mesarch1891 hadrocentric1900 leptocentric1940 xylary1953 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 23 All the forms of duct seem reducible to the following varieties:—..2. The Reticulated... In these the spiral fibre..is continuous in some places, anastomoses in others, so as to form a sort of netted appearance. 1857 A. Henfrey Botany 490 The reticulated secondary layers may be uniform over the wall of the cell, or irregular.., which is more frequent. 1907 F. E. Clements Plant Physiol. & Ecol. v. 106 These thickening layers may be added..in various forms, as in ringed, spiral, and reticulated vessels or tracheids. 1946 Amer. Midland Naturalist 36 248 Vascular tissue of both series composed of scalariform or occasionally reticulated tracheids. 2004 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biol.: Plant 40 502/1 Xylem appeared reticulated and many rectangular crystals were observed inside the cells. d. Of porcelain, china, etc.: ornamented with a pattern of interlacing lines or pierced work suggestive of a net or trellis. Cf. pierced adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > types of porcelain hard1776 Nantgarw1820 reticulated1881 grand feu1888 high-fusing1893 paste bodied1915 1881 G. A. Audsley & J. L. Bowes Keramic Art Japan 143 There are several specimens of pierced, or what is termed reticulated, porcelain. 1908 J. F. Blacker Chats on Oriental China xiii. 152 White biscuit class,..often having two walls or divisions, of which the outer one only is biscuit, reticulated or pierced with a fine network or trellis of various patterns, through which the interior wall can be seen. 1974 G. Savage & H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Ceramics 245 (caption) Teapot with reticulated outer wall and handle with moulded terminals, creamware, Leeds, c. 1785. 2005 Sydney (Austral.) Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Business) 42 Another surprise emerged amid the English porcelain—an impressive reticulated vase..that fetched $35,750. 2. Architecture. a. Of or relating to the construction of a wall, brickwork, etc., using polygonal stones, or square stones set diagonally. Of a wall, brickwork, etc.: constructed using this method. Cf. reticular adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > geometric diapered?a1400 frettedc1420 checkeryc1440 checkeda1475 diaper1480 chequered1486 lozenged1523 diapery1605 fret1663 lozengy1686 reticulated1753 geometrical1777 reticular1783 geometric1842 Z-shaped1858 chessboard1889 1753 ‘T. Broderick’ Lett. from Several Parts Europe & East II. 22 The walls yet remain in many places, and in some very intire: they are of brick disposed in the reticulated manner, or in the form of a network. 1790 Monthly Rev. Nov. 329 Orthoflatas..is mentioned in opposition to reticulated walling, in which the bricks were laid diagonally. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 306 They [sc. the ancients] had their reticular or reticulated walls. 1859 J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. IV. vii. 321 A timber house, dating apparently from the fourteenth century, as it has reticulated panelling. 1885 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 242 The Oak Parlour downstairs is also panelled in a remarkable reticulated way. 1901 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 5 178 The aqueducts were constructed of free stone, of concrete faced with reticulated work, or of concrete and brick. 1961 Classical Rev. 11 313/1 The partly despoiled reticulated wall in the Casa d'Argo. 1996 M. Thurlby in I. Atherton Norwich Cathedral viii. 152 The blind arcading, whether plain, intersecting or with reticulated masonry behind, relates to Norwich Castle and Cathedral. b. Relating to or designating a style of curvilinear Gothic tracery characterized by a succession of interweaving ogees. Cf. net tracery n. at net n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > reticulated reticulated1847 1847 Ecclesiol. 7 117 The windows have reticulated tracery; those at the ends having three lights, to the north only two. 1849 E. Sharpe Treat. Decorated Window Tracery 107 A very large class of Windows..containing what has been called Reticulated Tracery, or Tracery formed by the repetition of the same foliated opening. 1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) v. 142 Windows with flowing tracery, and those with reticulated, or net-like forms,..are in general somewhat later than the geometrical patterns. 1905 F. Bond Gothic Archit. in Eng. xxxiii. 484 The first thing necessary to change a Reticulated into a Flamboyant window is to give an acuter point to the ogee heads of the lower lights. 1949 Times 20 Apr. 2/3 Another major piece of work to be undertaken is the glazing of the beautiful east window, with its reticulated tracery. 2004 Archit. Hist. 47 298 The reticulated tracery of the south transept window is of an early fourteenth-century type. 3. Chiefly Australian, New Zealand, and South African. Of a water supply, irrigation system, etc.: distributing water via a network of pipes. Also (of a town, area, etc.): receiving water via such a network. Cf. reticulation n. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [adjective] > supplied with pipes windpiped1860 reticulated1877 1877 Riverine Herald (Echuca, Victoria & Moama, New S. Wales) 4 Dec. The place was soon reduced to ashes, the flames burning fiercely and unchecked, there being no reticulated water supply. 1908 Advertiser (Adelaide) 26 Sept. 13/5 They could not make people take reticulated water if, as a body, they declined it. 1952 L. Marquand Peoples & Policies S. Afr. iv. 95 While..most municipalities had reticulated water supplies for the European quarters, the non-European quarters were normally restricted to public taps. 1981 Telegraph (Brisbane) 25 Sept. 55/4 An assured supply of reticulated town water. 2007 Canberra Times (Nexis) 24 May a6 A gravity-fed reticulated irrigation system will assist in the maintenance of the garden. Compounds reticulated micrometer n. a micrometer containing a disc of clear material on which is marked a reticle to facilitate the measurement of positions in the field of view of a telescope or microscope. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring small objects micrometer?1790 reticulated micrometer1854 1854 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 14 225 An achromatic refractor..furnished with a reticulated micrometer. 1877 Jrnl. Queckett Microsc. Club 4 333 The use of the reticulated micrometer was also referred to, and some concluding remarks made upon the value of camera lucida drawings..as forming a check upon fanciful delineations of microscopical objects. 1922 L. Bell Telescope viii. 169 A plane parallel disc of glass fitting in the focus of a positive ocular, and etched with a network of uniform squares, forming a reticulated micrometer. 2001 Waterbirds 24 290/2 Measurements of lower beaks made using a stereomicroscope with reticulated micrometer eyepiece. reticulated python n. a very large python, Python reticulatus, of South-East Asia, which is patterned with patches outlined in black and is probably the world's longest snake, sometimes exceeding 9 metres (30 feet) in length. ΚΠ 1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. 518 The Reticulated Python, P. reticulatus, is found in Hindostan, Ceylon, and Java. 1883 Standard 3 Aug. 5/6 One of the reticulated pythons managed to escape. 1965 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Snakes vi. 117 A reticulated python has about a hundred teeth. 1994 Times 21 Mar. 16/6 Reticulated pythons can slide into huts at night and swallow sleepers head first. 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