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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: graticule, reticule
Antonyms: none provided
A master or template, comprising a pattern of lines and shapes, used in photolithography to create the tiny integrated circuits on a microchip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: photomask (broadly synonymous in context)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: photomask[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative form of reticule (“a little bag”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reticule, graticule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: network
Borrowed from Late Latin rēticulum, diminutive of Latin rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticulum, Reticulum, and reticule.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
визирен кръст
(viziren krǎst)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Chinese Mandarin:
十字線 /十字线
(shízìxiàn)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Finnish:
ristikko
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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French:
réticule
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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German:
Fadennetz
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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German:
Strichplatte
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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German:
Fadenkreuz
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Greek:
σταυρόνημα
(stavrónima)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Icelandic:
þráðkross
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Icelandic:
sjónkvarði
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Icelandic:
hárkross
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Japanese:
十字線
(jūjisen)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Korean:
십자선
(sipjaseon)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Persian:
رتیکل
(retikel)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Persian:
تورک
(turak)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Polish:
siatka nitek
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Portuguese:
retículo
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Russian:
се́тка визи́рных ни́тей
(sétka vizírnyx nítej)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Spanish:
retículo
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Spanish:
retícula
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Spanish:
rejilla
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Swedish:
hårkors
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Swedish:
streckplatta
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Turkish:
nişangâh
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Ottoman Turkish:
نشانكاه
(nişangâh)
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Vietnamese:
tâm ngắm
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
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Vietnamese:
chữ thập
— transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc.
