Reticulum

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun
  - 1.2.1 Derived terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English [edit]

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Reticulum

Etymology [edit]

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

Proper noun [edit]

Reticulum

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

Derived terms [edit]

Reticuli

Translations [edit]

small constellation of the southern summer sky

Finnish: Verkko (fi)
French: Réticule m
German: Netz (de) n

Malay: Jala (ms)
Russian: Сетка
Spanish: Reticulum (es)

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