graticule
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.
Pronunciation[edit]
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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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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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.
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