different between reticulum vs reticular

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

English

Etymology

From New Latin r?ticul?ris, from Latin r?ticulum (“little net”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

reticular (comparative more reticular, superlative most reticular)

1. Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike.
2. Of or pertaining to a reticulum.

Synonyms

• reticulate

Coordinate terms

• reticuloid

Anagrams

• curtailer, recruital

Portuguese

Adjective

reticular m or f (plural reticulares, comparable)

1. reticular

Romanian

Etymology

From French réticulaire

Adjective

reticular m or n (feminine singular reticular?, masculine plural reticulari, feminine and neuter plural reticulare)

1. reticular

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

reticular (plural reticulares)

1. reticular