reticle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
A master or template, comprising a pattern of lines and shapes, used in photolithography to create the tiny integrated circuits on a microchip.
Alternative form of reticule (“a little bag”).

/ˈɹɛtɪkəl/ en-us-reticle.ogg

reticle reticles

Borrowed from Late Latin rēticulum, diminutive of Latin rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticulum, Reticulum, and reticule.

graticule reticule photomask[Appendix:Glossary

reticular reticulate reticulated reticulation reticule reticulum

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