Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reticulum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: retic-u-lum
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.

name

Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)

noun

A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.

noun

A pattern of interconnected objects.

noun

The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.

noun

The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).

Example Sentences

"As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rēticulum

Inflected Forms

reticula (plural) reticulums (plural)

Derived Forms

Reticuli pseudoreticulum reticulitis reticuloid reticulon ruminoreticulum

Phrases

rough endoplasmic reticulum sarcoplasmic reticulum smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Frequently Paired Words

reticle reticular reticulate reticulated reticulation reticule Reticulum abomasum

Synonyms

honeycomb honeycomb stomach honeycomb tripe second stomach

Questions

What does reticulum mean?: A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
Where does reticulum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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