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reticles

reticles is the plural of reticle.

Meaning of reticle

Noun

reticle (plural reticles)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    graticule, reticule
  2. 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)
    Synonyms:
    photomask[Appendix:Glossary

Questions about reticles

What is reticles the plural of?
Reticles is the plural of reticle.

Words near reticles in the dictionary

  1. reticketed
  2. reticketing
  3. retickets
  4. reticle
  5. reticled
  6. reticles
  7. reticospinal
  8. retics
  9. reticula
  10. reticulae
  11. reticular

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