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