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Reticulum

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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name

Meaning 2

Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Chinese

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 4

A pattern of interconnected objects.

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noun

Meaning 5

The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Synonyms: honeycomb, honeycomb stomach

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 6

The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Synonyms: honeycomb tripe

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 7

the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second stomach

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket

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noun

Meaning 8

any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: network, web

Narrower terms: neural network, neural net

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noun

Meaning 9

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: constellation

History

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later Latin rēticulum (“reticle”). The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word. Doublet of reticle, reticule, and reticulum.

Borrowed from Latin rēticulum (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticule, and Reticulum.

Across languages

Translations

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Verkko — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • French: Réticule — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • German: Netz — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Irish: an Líontán — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Malay: Jala — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Polish: Sieć — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Russian: Се́тка (Sétka) — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Spanish: Reticulum — small constellation of the southern summer sky
  • Bulgarian: ретикулум (retikulum) — cytology: cell network
  • Bulgarian: мрежа (mreža) — cytology: cell network
  • German: Retikulum — cytology: cell network
  • Hungarian: retikulum — cytology: cell network
  • Hungarian: sejthálózat — cytology: cell network
  • Hungarian: hálózat — cytology: cell network
  • Polish: siateczka — cytology: cell network
  • Romanian: reticul — cytology: cell network
  • Russian: рети́кулум (retíkulum) — cytology: cell network
  • Albanian: aliver — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Albanian: nanuq — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Albanian: kësulë — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Arabic: قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Asturian: perbiñuela — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Belarusian: се́тка (sjétka) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Breton: boned — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Bulgarian: мрежа (mreža) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Catalan: reticle — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蜂巢胃 (fēngcháowèi) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金錢肚 /金钱肚 (jīnqiándǔ) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Czech: čepec — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Danish: netmave — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Dutch: netmaag — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Esperanto: centipelio — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Faroese: keppur — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Finnish: verkkomaha — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • French: réticulum — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • French: réseau — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • French: bonnet — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Galician: retículo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • German: Netzmagen — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • German: Retikulum — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Greek: δίκτυο (díktyo) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Ancient Greek: κεκρύφαλος (kekrúphalos) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Hebrew: בית הכוסות (bet hakosót) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Hungarian: recésgyomor — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Ido: retikulo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Indonesian: retikulum — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Ingrian: kunikaanhattu — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Interlingua: reticulo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Italian: reticolo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Japanese: ハチノス (hachinosu) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Kannada: ರೆಟಿಕ್ಯುಲಮ್ (reṭikyulam) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Kazakh: жұмыршақ (jūmyrşaq) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Korean: 벌집위 (beoljibwi) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Latvian: aceknis — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Limburgish: nètmaag — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Lithuanian: tinklainis — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Macedonian: мрежавец (mrežavec) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Malagasy: masontantely — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Malay: retikulum — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nettmage — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Polish: czepiec — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Portuguese: retículo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Portuguese: barrete — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Romanian: ciur — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Romanian: rețea — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Romanian: reticulum — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Russian: се́тка (sétka) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Russian: рети́кулум (retíkulum) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Lule-Sami: tjalmas — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Northern Sami: čalmmas — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̀пура — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Serbo-Croatian: kàpura — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Slovak: sieťka — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Spanish: redecilla — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Spanish: retículo — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Swedish: nätmage — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Tibetan: ཕོ (pho) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Turkish: börkenek — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Ottoman Turkish: شیردن (şirden) — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Vietnamese: dạ tổ ong — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Welsh: rhwyden — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Welsh: poten rwydog — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Welsh: ail stumog — zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
  • Bulgarian: шкембе (škembe) — honeycomb tripe (food)
  • Korean: 벌집양 (beoljibyang) — honeycomb tripe (food)
  • Polish: czepiec — honeycomb tripe (food)