different between reticulated vs reticulum

English

Etymology

From Latin r?ticul?tus, from r?ticulum, diminutive of r?te (“net”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

reticulated (not comparable)

1. Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network.

   reticulated polyurethane foam

   reticulated python

2. (masonry) Constructed with diamond-shaped stones.
3. Having a reticle in the focus of an eyepiece.

   a reticulated micrometer

Derived terms

• subreticulated

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin r?ticulum (“net”). Doublet of reticle.

Noun

reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)

1. A network. The endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
2. A pattern of interconnected objects.
3. (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.

Related terms

• reticle
• reticulate
• reticulated
• reticulation

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• r?ti?culum
• r?ticulus

Etymology

From r?te (“net, snare”) +? -culum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re??ti.ku.lum/, [re??t??k??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re?ti.ku.lum/, [r??t?i?kulum]

Noun

r?ticulum n (genitive r?ticul?); second declension

1. a net
2. a fishnet
3. a hairnet
4. a network
5. a colander
6. an omentum
7. (later Latin): a reticle

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Derived terms

• r?ticul?tus

Descendants

• English: reticle
• Italian: reticolo
• Portuguese: retículo, retícula

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
• reticulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette