graticule

English

Etymology

French, from Latin crāticula, diminutive form of crātis.

Noun

graticule (plural graticules)

A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
(specifically, optics, Britain) 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

grid of horizontal and vertical lines

Finnish: ruudukko

reticle — see reticle

geography: network of lines

Finnish: koordinaattiviivasto, koordinaatisto (fi)

Russian: координатная (koordinatnaja) се́тка (ru) (sétka) (koordinátnaja sétka) f

region created by a graticule

Finnish: ruutu (fi)

Anagrams

curtilage, cutigeral

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