graticule

English

Etymology

French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

graticule (plural graticules)

1. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
2. (specifically, optics, British) A reticle.
3. (specifically, geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for the Earth.
4. A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.

Translations

grid of horizontal and vertical lines

• Finnish: ruudukko

reticle — see reticle

geography: network of lines

• Finnish: koordinaattiviivasto, koordinaatisto (fi)
• Russian: координа́тная се́тка f (koordinátnaja sétka)

region created by a graticule

• Finnish: ruutu (fi)

Anagrams

• curtilage, cutigeral

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

graticule m (plural graticules)

1. graticule

Further reading

• “graticule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.