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Grid of fine lines in an optical instrument's focus
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reticle
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: reticule , graticule ]
Wikipedia
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A reticle , or reticule , also known as a graticule , is a net of fine lines or fibers in the eyepiece of a sighting device, such as a telescope, a telescopic sight , a microscope, or the screen of an oscilloscope. Today, engraved lines or embedded fibers ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment 2 (context obsolete English) A small net
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Latin reticulum "little net," diminutive of rete "net" (see reticulate (adj.)).
Usage examples of reticle.
Center the reticle his sternum, move it six inches right: windage allowance.
He raised the Kalashnikov, peered through the low-light, variable intensity illuminated sight to zero the reticle, and squeezed the trigger.
Last time you left it uncovered the frost cracked the bulb of the reticle lamp.
A target reticle followed the motion of her eyes and she could feel little touches rippling over her shaved temples.
I wish, by sight-aligning a reticle and numbering it verbally or by touch if I want other than sequential priority.
The optical sight could see in infrared, low light, adjust for different gravity and instantaneous wind conditions and had a graduated reticle for range.
Pruitt muttered, watching the shifting reticle of the estimated impact.
Cued by the Force, he dumped a torpedo as his targeting reticle bracketed one skip - then a second.
Saba activated a targeting reticle and slid it across the transparisteel viewport to a Yuuzhan Vong cruiser trailing behind the debris.
His mind and body were absorbed by the act of superimposing the laser designation reticle onto the ventilator shaft of the bunker below.
Well, I treat my casings and slugs, darling, he said to her silently as the reticles of the telescope picked out a pretty target on her neck.
The sight reticle was locked on Russell's head, right on the ear, which made a fine point of aim.
With the aiming dot of his sight reticle laid on the center of mass of the enemy BMP, now moving around the burning hulk of the first BMP that Kozak had engaged, the gunner hit the laser range finder button, watched for a return, and then fired.
And the numbers it flashes up on the CRT tell you where to look on your reticles, and you should see your computed landing site right there, behind the mark.
Once outside again, he would come under the targeting system of every weapon on the corvette's hull-along with the targeting reticles of every skip within firing distance.