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RETICULATED
Etymology
Adjective
reticulated (not comparable)
Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network.
(masonry) Constructed with diamond-shaped stones.
Having a reticle in the focus of an eyepiece.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tic"u*late, Re*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. reticulatus. See Reticule.]
1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. Reticulated glass, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane.
– Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece.
– Reticulated work (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.
RETICULATE
Re*tic"u*late, Re*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. reticulatus. See Reticule.]
1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. Reticulated glass, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane.
– Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece.
– Reticulated work (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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