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Reticulum
‖
Re-tic′u-lum
,Noun.
pl.
Reticula
(#)
. [L. dim. of
rete
a net.] (Anat.)
(a)
The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; – also called the
honeycomb stomach
. (b)
The neuroglia.
Definition 2024
Reticulum
Reticulum
English
Proper noun
Reticulum
- (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
- (Chinese, astronomy) Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)
Derived terms
Translations
reticulum
reticulum
English
Noun
reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)
- A network. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- (zoology): The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant
Translations
the second stomach of a ruminant
Related terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- rētiāculum
- rēticulus
Etymology
Diminutive form of rēte.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /reːˈti.ku.lum/, [reːˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũ]
Noun
rēticulum n (genitive rēticulī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēticulum | rēticula |
| genitive | rēticulī | rēticulōrum |
| dative | rēticulō | rēticulīs |
| accusative | rēticulum | rēticula |
| ablative | rēticulō | rēticulīs |
| vocative | rēticulum | rēticula |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- reticulum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- reticulum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “reticulum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.