reticle

American  

[ret-i-kuhl] / ˈrɛt ɪ kəl /

noun

Optics.

1. a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.

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reticle British  

/ ˈrɛtɪkəl /

noun

1. Also called: graticule.  a network of fine lines, wires, etc, placed in the focal plane of an optical instrument to assist measurement of the size or position of objects under observation

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Etymology

Origin of reticle

1650–60; < Latin rēticulum little net, equivalent to rēt- (stem of rēte ) net + -i- -i- + -culum -cle ¹

Example Sentences

The result of the inexorable reticle limit is the end of chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Then it's demo time, you lean how a "glance" is just you looking at things and pointing your reticle at them and an "AirTap" is the equivalent of clicking your mouse.

From The Verge • Jan. 21, 2015

Shooters then align the red dot with a blue cross-hair, or reticle, which also appears on the screen.

From BusinessWeek • May 22, 2013

You press the trigger and flip the wand back to nock an arrow, then point an aiming reticle at the target.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2010

The Gators' likely starter is also moving away from his logo, a rifle scope reticle, on a brand that includes apparel.

From Washington Post