Reticulum

reticulum réticulum English Etymology Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later en la rēticulum reticle. The meaning is often wrongly interpreted as "net", which is an older meaning of the Latin root word. en reticle reticule reticulum. Proper noun en constellation A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado. en Chinese constellation Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū) Derived terms en Reticuli Translations small constellation of the southern summer sky Esperanto: eo Reteto Finnish: fi Verkko French: fr Réticule m German: de Netz n Irish: ga Líontán m an Líontán Malay: ms Jala Polish: pl Sieć f Russian: ru Се́тка f Spanish: es Reticulum