graticule
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graticule
- /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/ UK
- /ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/ US
- [-ɾə-] US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French graticule, from Medieval Latin grātīcula, from Latin crāticula (“grating, grill”), from crātis (“hurdle; wickerwork”) (probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”)) + -cula (feminine form of -culus, a variant of -ulus (“diminutive suffix”)).
noun graticules
- The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system such as the one used for charts and maps of the Earth.
- Synonym of reticle (“a transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate”).
- A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
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noun grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing
| Русский | се́тка sétka |
|---|
noun network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
| Español | gratícula |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gradnetz |
| Русский | координа́тная се́тка koordinátnaja sétka |
| العربية | غْرَاتِيكُول ḡrātīkūl |
Talk about this word "graticule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/graticule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. graticule. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/graticule "graticule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/graticule.Cite this
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title = {graticule},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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