| NOUN | artifact | graticule, reticle, reticule | a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument |
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| Meaning | A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument. | |
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| Synonyms | reticle, reticule | |
| Part of | eyepiece, ocular | combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments |
| Parts | 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 |
| Broader | network | A system of intersecting lines or channels |
| Spanish | retícula, retículo | |
| Catalan | reticle, retícula | |
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