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graticule

Syllables: gra·ti·cule/ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl//ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/

graticule noun: 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.

Noun

graticule (plural graticules)

  1. 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.
  2. (UK) 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”).
    Synonyms:
    reticule, reticle
  3. (broadly) A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

graticule meaning in Arabic

graticule in Arabic

network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
غْرَاتِيكُول ḡrātīkūl

Synonyms of graticule

Forms of graticule

pluralgraticules

Origin of graticule

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”)).

Words formed from graticule

Questions about graticule

What does graticule mean?
Graticule means 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.
What is graticule in Arabic?
Graticule in Arabic is غْرَاتِيكُول (ḡrātīkūl). See Graticule meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is graticule?
Graticule is a noun.
How do you pronounce graticule?
Graticule is pronounced /ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of graticule?
The plural of graticule is graticules.

Words near graticule in the dictionary

  1. graticulated
  2. graticulates
  3. graticulating
  4. graticulation
  5. graticulations
  6. graticule
  7. graticules
  8. gratifiability
  9. gratifiable
  10. gratification
  11. gratifications

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