reticle
A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an…A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
Meaning
2 sensesA transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate.
Fadennetz, Strichplatte, Fadenkreuz
се́тка визи́рных ни́тейsétka vizírnyx nítej
A master or template, comprising a pattern of lines and shapes, used in photolithography to create the tiny integrated circuits on a microchip.
Near-synonym: photomask (broadly synonymous in context)
- a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin rēticulum, diminutive of Latin rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticulumBorrowed from Late Latin rēticulum, diminutive of Latin rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticulum, Reticulum, and reticule.
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