Meanings
plural graticules
- A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing.
- broadlyA (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym 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”).
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nouna network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kréh₂-tis“fenced handiwork”
- Latincrāticula“grating, grill”
- Medieval Latingrātīcula
- Frenchgraticule
- Englishgraticule
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”)).
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Arabic غْرَاتِيكُول
- غْرَاتِيكُول (ḡrātīkūl)network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
Finnish koordinaatisto, koordinaattiviivasto
- koordinaatistonetwork of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
- koordinaattiviivastonetwork of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
- ruutu(nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines
- ruudukkogrid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing
German Gradnetz
- Gradnetznetwork of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
Polish siatka kartograficzna, siatka nitek
- siatka kartograficznanetwork of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
- siatka nitek(nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines
- siatkagrid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing
Russian координа́тная се́тка, се́тка
- координа́тная се́тка (koordinátnaja sétka)network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
- се́тка (sétka)grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing
Spanish gratícula
- gratículanetwork of lines of latitude and longitude that make up a coordinate system
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Cite this entry
graticule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticule
“graticule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticule. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graticule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graticule.
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