graticule en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/ (General-American)
- [-ɾə-] (General-American)
- /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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”)).
Meanings
- A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing. ▸ 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.
- (UK) A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing. ▸ 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”).
- (broadly) A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| graticules | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
graduation · mesh · graticulation · gradation · grating · crosshair
Synonyms
Translations (14)
fi ruudukko (grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing) · fi koordinaatisto (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · dsb stopnjowa seś (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · pl siatka nitek ((nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines) · lb gradnetz (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · fi koordinaattiviivasto (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · pl siatka kartograficzna (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · de Gradnetz (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · pl siatka (grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing) · hsb stopnjowa syć (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · ru координа́тная се́тка (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system) · ru се́тка (grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing) · fi ruutu ((nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines) · ar غْرَاتِيكُول (network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system)