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reticulum

reticulum noun: a network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.

Noun

reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)

  1. A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
  2. A pattern of interconnected objects.
  3. The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
    • As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.2013 [1966], Robert E. Hungate, The Rumen and Its Microbes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 162
  4. The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
    Synonyms:
    honeycomb tripe

Proper noun capitalized: Reticulum

Reticulum

  1. A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
  2. (Chinese) Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)

reticulum meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Arabic

reticulum in Tamil

சல்லடை இரைப்பை, வலைப்பின்னல் இரைப்பை, நுண்வலை, பசுமைவலை, வலைப்பின்னல், சிறுவலைவயிறு

reticulum in Telugu

the reticulum or fibrous net-like substance which surrounds the palmyra tree at those parts whence the branches issue
జవట javaṭa

reticulum in Kannada

zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
ರೆಟಿಕ್ಯುಲಮ್ reṭikyulam

reticulum in Arabic

zoology: second stomach of a ruminant
قَلَنْسُوَة qalansuwa
More languagesFewer languages
reticulum in Malay
retikulum
reticulum in Indonesian
retikulum
reticulum in Vietnamese
dạ tổ ong

Synonyms of reticulum

Forms of reticulum

pluralreticula
pluralreticulums

Origin of reticulum

Borrowed from Latin rēticulum (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticule, and Reticulum.

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later Latin rēticulum (“reticle”). The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word. Doublet of reticle, reticule, and reticulum.

Words formed from reticulum

Phrases with reticulum

Questions about reticulum

What does reticulum mean?
Reticulum means a network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
What is reticulum in Tamil?
Reticulum in Tamil is சல்லடை இரைப்பை, வலைப்பின்னல் இரைப்பை, நுண்வலை. See Reticulum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reticulum?
Reticulum can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of reticulum?
The plural of reticulum is reticula.

Words near reticulum in the dictionary

  1. reticulothalamic
  2. reticulothalamocortical
  3. reticulotropic
  4. reticulotubular
  5. reticulovesicular
  6. reticulum
  7. reticulums
  8. retie
  9. retied
  10. retier
  11. retiered

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reticulum (page history and authors); Reticulum (page history and authors); reticulum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జవట (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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