GRATICULE

reticle, reticule, graticule

(noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

graticule (plural graticules)

A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

(specifically, optics, British) 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.

Anagrams

• curtilage, cutigeral

Source: Wiktionary

Grat"i*cule, n. Etym: [F. See Graticulation.]

Definition: A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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