reticule
pronunciation
How to pronounce reticule in British English:
UK [ˈretɪkju:l]
How to pronounce reticule in American English:
US [ˈrɛtɪˌkjul]
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- Noun:
- a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
- a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Word Origin
- reticule
- reticule: [18] Reticule is a now superannuated term for a small handbag. It alludes to the fact that such bags were originally made from netted fabric. The Latin word for ‘net’ was rēte, whose diminutive form rēticulum was used for ‘netted bag’ – whence, via French réticule, English reticule. From rēticulum was derived rēticulātus ‘having a network pattern’, which has given English reticulated [18] (used by Dr Johnson in his famous definition of network: ‘any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections’, 1755). Rēte was also the source of medieval Latin retina ‘inner lining of the eyeball’, borrowed by English as retina [14].=> retina
- reticule (n.)
- "a ladies' small bag," 1801, from French réticule (18c.) "a net for the hair, a reticule," from Latin reticulum "a little net, network bag" (see reticulate (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Album of paintings , reticule , packing box .
- 2. In addition to describing the structure of the reticule , the paper also proposes some appropriate ways for solving the key technology problems in its development .
- 3. Then she surreptitiously dips her hand in ada 's reticule bag , withdraws an engine card , slips it into a hidden pocket in her own dress , and resumes watching the race .
- 4. Though one thing noticed , is that the reticule keeps on moving when the arrow keys are pressed rather than just stopping after the keys are released .
- 5. The standard sighting equipment includes a non-magnifying collimating sight with " ring and dot " illuminated aiming reticule .