reticulum

[ri-tik-yuh-luhm]

noun

plural

reticula ,

genitive

Reticuli .

1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.

2. Anatomy.

   1. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues.

   2. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells.

3. Zoology.,  the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum.

4. (initial capital letter),  the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus.

Reticulum

¹

/ rɪˈtɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Dorado and Hydrus

reticulum

²

/ rɪˈtɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc

2. the second compartment of the stomach of ruminants, situated between the rumen and psalterium

reticulum

plural

reticula 

1. The second division of the stomach in ruminant animals, which together with the rumen contains microorganisms that digest fiber. The reticulum's contents are regurgitated for further chewing as part of the cud.

2. See more at ruminant

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reticulum¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin rēticulum “little net”; reticle

Word History and Origins

Origin of Reticulum¹

C17: from Latin: little net, from rēte net

Example Sentences

Dr. Dragomir and her team went to great effort to infer the existence of the new Reticulum planet.

From New York Times

Indeed, gamma rays it has detected coming from one such galaxy, Reticulum II, may support the Hooper-Goodenough hypothesis.

From Economist

It's nestled in a galaxy roughly 14 million light-years away in the southern constellation Reticulum.

From National Geographic

The Reticulum galaxy is one of the closest dwarfs to our own galaxy, about 100,000 light-years away.

From New York Times

Reticulum, the Net, is a small constellation to the east of Hydrus and Horologium.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• network 
• screen