Reticulum
name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- 2 the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant wordnet
- 3 A pattern of interconnected objects.
- 4 any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) wordnet
- 5 The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
"As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly."
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- 6 The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
Proper Noun
- 1 A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
- 2 Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū) Chinese
Example
More examples"The endoplasmic reticulum is hard to draw."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later Latin rēticulum (“reticle”). The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word. Doublet of reticle, reticule, and reticulum.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin rēticulum (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticule, and Reticulum.
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