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graticules

graticules is the plural of graticule.

Meaning of graticule

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.

Questions about graticules

What is graticules the plural of?
Graticules is the plural of graticule.

Words near graticules in the dictionary

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

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