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ret·i·cle

(rĕt′ĭ-kəl)

A grid or pattern placed in the eyepiece of an optical instrument, used to establish scale or position. Also called graticule.

[Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte, net.]

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reticle

(ˈrɛtɪkəl) or less commonly

reticule

(General Engineering) 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. Also called: graticule

[C17: from Latin rēticulum a little net, from rēte net]

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ret•i•cle

(ˈrɛt ɪ kəl)

also reticule

a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.

[1650–60; < Latin rēticulum little net =rēt- (s. of rēte) net + -i- -i- + -culum -cle¹]

reticle

A mark such as a cross or a system of lines lying in the image plane of a viewing apparatus. It may be used singly as a reference mark on certain types of monocular instruments or as one of a pair to form a floating mark as in certain types of stereoscopes. See also graticule.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

reticle - a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

graticule, reticule

cross hair, cross wire - either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs"

eyepiece, ocular - combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

network - a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals"

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reticolo

reticle

[ˈretɪkl] N → retículo m

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reticle

n (Opt) → Messkreuz nt

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One of these is certainly Trijicon, whose fame comes from its Acog (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) family of parallax-free reflex sights, the reticles of which are illuminated by a fibre-optic light collector in daytime and by a tritium source at night, making them battery free.

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The MLM service reduces the number of masks used by placing images with the same mask grade from several mask layers onto one reticle. Consequently, customers only pay for the actual number of reticles made plus the data processing of each mask layer.