graticule
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.
Noun [edit]
graticule (plural graticules)
- A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
- (specifically, optics) (UK) Synonym for reticle
- (specifically, geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth.
- A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.
Translations [edit]
a grid of horizontal and vertical lines
reticle — see reticle
(specifically, geography) the network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth
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a nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule
