Meanings
noungraticulation (usually uncountable, plural graticulations)
plural graticulations
- uncountableusuallyThe division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
Near-synonym: reticulation
Synonyms: reticulation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
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Origin
By surface analysis, graticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, graticulate + -ion.
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Rhymes with graticulation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
graticulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticulation
MLA
“graticulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graticulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticulation.
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