graticule
English edit
Etymology edit
French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.
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Noun edit
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 edit
grid of horizontal and vertical lines
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reticle — see reticle
geography: network of lines
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Noun edit
graticule m (plural graticules)
Further reading edit
- “graticule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.