单词 | reticule |
释义 | reticule (once / 14397 pages) n If you've ever peered through a telescope, you've seen a reticule, though you probably didn't know that's what you were looking at. It's the network of tiny lines that make up a sighting device's eyepiece. The crosshairs of a gun's scope or sight — which help a marksman aim when shooting — are one kind of reticule. Others exist, whether they can be clearly seen or not, in just about any instrument you look through, whether it's a telescope or a microscope. Another way to spell it is reticle, but either way it comes from the Latin word reticulatus, "having a net-like pattern," itself from reticulum, "little net." WORD FAMILYreticule: reticules USAGE EXAMPLESShe held an old black reticule on her lap. Ann Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Un...(1955) This reticule of odds and ends does Shirley Jackson, an American original, a steep disservice. New York Times(Jul 28, 2015) At first, Cassiopeia was confused by her reticule and started to gnaw on the leather clasp, but Penelope quickly corrected her and all was well. Maryrose Wood, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton...(2011) 1n a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument Syn|Hyper crosshairs, graticule, reticle network a system of intersecting lines or channels 2n a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries Hyper bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
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