Definitions for reticulum
rɪˈtɪk yə ləmretic·u·lum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reticulumnoun

   a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus

2. reticulumnoun

   any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)

3. reticulum, second stomachnoun

   the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reticulumnoun

   A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.

2. reticulumnoun

   A network

3. reticulumnoun

   A pattern of interconnected objects.

4. reticulumnoun

   The second stomach in a cow or other ruminant

5. Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later reticulum, a "reticle". The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as a "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word.

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1. Reticulum

   Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions. The constellation is best viewed between October and December, and save for one main star visible in ideal conditions, cannot be seen from north of the 30th parallel north.

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1. reticulum

   Reticulum is a complex network or interconnected system within a structure or organ. The term is often used in reference to various parts of biological anatomy, such as endoplic reticulum which is a type of organelle in eukaryotic cells that forms an interconnected network of flattened, membrane-enclosed sacs or tubes. The term is also used to refer to the second stomach in ruminant animals.

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1. Reticulumnoun

   the second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach

2. Reticulumnoun

   the neuroglia

3. Etymology: [L. dim. of rete a net.]

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1. Reticulum

   Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions. The constellation is best viewed between October and December, but cannot be seen from middle to northern latitudes.

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1. Reticulum

   The second stomach of ruminants. It lies almost in the midline in the front of the abdomen, in contact with the liver and diaphragm and communicates freely with the RUMEN via the ruminoreticular orifice. The lining of the reticulum is raised into folds forming a honeycomb pattern over the surface. (From Concise Veterinary Dictionary, 1988)

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1. Reticulum

   a net-work; as of a cell.

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1. • Constellation
   • Network
   • Stomach

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reticulum in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reticulum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reticulum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reticulum
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticulum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reticulum
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=reticulum