zone-reticle, n.

zone-reticle
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zone-reticlenoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zone-reticle come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun zone-reticle is in the 1870s.

OED's only evidence for zone-reticle is from 1877, in the writing of George F. Chambers.

### Nearby entries

1. zone level, v. 1974–
2. zone leveller, n. 1956–
3. zone levelling, n. 1953–
4. zone-melt, v. 1982–
5. zone melting, n. 1952–
6. zone plate, n. 1890–
7. zoner, n. 1962–
8. zone-refine, v. 1962–
9. zone refiner, n. 1959–
10. zone refining, n. 1952–
11. zone-reticle, n.1877–
12. zone therapy, n. 1915–
13. zone time, n. 1908–
14. Zonian, n. 1910–
15. zonic, adj. 1797–
16. zoning, n. a1821–
17. zonite, n. 1860–
18. zonitic, adj. 1888–
19. zonk, v. 1950–
20. zonk, int. 1949–
21. zonked, adj. 1959–

## Meaning & use

1. 1877–
   See zone n. Compounds.
   1. 1877

      > Observers..will find a ‘zone reticle’ of great service.

      G. F. Chambers, Handbook of Descriptive Astronomy (ed. 3) vii. i. 632

Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.

zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.