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graticule

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Noun
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grat=i=cule

CIDE DICTIONARY

graticulen. [F. See Graticulation.].
     A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

graticule, n.
1 fine lines or fibres incorporated in a telescope or other optical instrument as a measuring scale or as an aid in locating objects.
2 Surveying a network of lines on paper representing meridians and parallels.

Etymology
F f. med.L graticula for craticula gridiron f. L cratis hurdle

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