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How to pronounce reticle

American English pronunciation

RET-ih-kul

IPA
/ˈɹɛtɪkəl/
Syllables
RET · ih · kul (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What reticle means

noun

A pattern of fine lines in a telescope's eyepiece

In a sentence: Mia lined up the moon's biggest crater with the cross in the reticle.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin reticulum, meaning a little net.

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