Complete Definition of "Reticulum"

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

Proper noun
en-proper noun

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

Translations

French: Réticule m
German: Netz n
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Russian: Се�ка
Spanish: Reticulum

el:Reticulum
gl:Reticulum

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