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reticle

ret·i·cle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ret-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈrɛt ɪ kəl/
    • /ˈre.tɪkl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ret-i-kuh l]
    • /ˈrɛt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of reticle word

  • noun reticle a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument. 1
  • noun reticle 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 0
  • noun reticle a network of very fine lines, wires, etc. in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument 0

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Origin of reticle

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin rēticulum little net, equivalent to rēt- (stem of rēte) net + -i- -i- + -culum -cle1

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Parts of speech for Reticle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reticle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

reticle usage trend in Literature

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