graticule

English

Etymology

French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.

Noun

graticule (plural graticules)

1. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
2. (specifically, optics, Britain) 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: координатная (koordinatnaja) се́тка (ru) (sétka) (koordinátnaja sétka) f

region created by a graticule

• Finnish: ruutu (fi)

Anagrams

• curtilage, cutigeral