Crossword clues for reticle
reticle
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reticle \Ret"i*cle\, n. [See Reticule.]
A small net.
A reticule. See Reticule, 2. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Latin reticulum "little net," diminutive of rete "net" (see reticulate (adj.)).
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
WordNet
Wikipedia
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 may be replaced by a computer-generated image superimposed on a screen or eyepiece. Both terms may be used to describe any set of lines used for optical measurement, but in modern use reticle is most commonly used for gunsights and such, while graticule is more widely used for the covers of oscilloscopes and similar roles. There are many variations of reticles; this article concerns itself mainly with a simple reticle: crosshairs. Crosshairs are most commonly represented as intersecting lines in the shape of a cross, "+", though many variations exist, including dots, posts, circles, scales, chevrons, or a combination of these. Most commonly associated with telescopic sights for aiming firearms, crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in graphical user interfaces as a precision pointer. The reticle is said to have been invented by Robert Hooke, and dates to the 17th century. Another candidate as inventor is the amateur astronomer William Gascoigne, who predated Hooke.
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.