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    RETICLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrumentplay

    Synonyms:

    graticule; reticle; reticule

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("reticle" is a kind of...):

    network (a system of intersecting lines or channels)

    Meronyms (parts of "reticle"):

    cross hair; cross wire (either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration)

    Holonyms ("reticle" is a part of...):

    eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)

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