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Definition of Graticule
1. Noun. A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
Terms within: Cross Hair, Cross Wire
Group relationships: Eyepiece, Ocular
Generic synonyms: Network
Definition of Graticule
1. n. A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.
Definition of Graticule
1. Noun. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines. ¹
2. Noun. (context: specifically optics) (British) Synonym for reticle ¹
3. Noun. (context: specifically geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth. ¹
4. Noun. A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Graticule
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Graticule
Literary usage of Graticule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"For fibers which cross the boundary of the graticule field: (1) Count as 1/2
fiber any fiber with only one end lying within the graticule area, ..."
2. Atlas of the World with Geophysical Boundaries Showing Oceans, Continents by Athelstan Spilhaus (1991)
"This is an extended graticule version of the original world ocean ... Heavy full
line, 200-meter isobath (10° graticule). ..."
3. Mechanical World and Engineering Record (1881)
"3.54135 In. Main scale 76-0 mm graticule 0-3 mm Micrometer 0-0185 mm be taken
quite quickly to an accuracy of 1/100000 In. by estimation 76-3185 mm Hi/per ..."
4. Asbestos Publications Produced by the National Institute for Occupational by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"For fibers which cross the boundary of the graticule field: (1) Count any fiber
longer than 5 pm which lies entirely within the graticule area. ..."
5. Text Book of Topographical and Geographical Surveying by Charles Frederick Arden-Close (1905)
"Example of Plotting a graticule.—It is required to plot the graticule of a map on a
... The result will be a graticule in which the meridians converge, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Pleasant; agreeable. graticule (grat'i-kul), я. [< F. graticule .... The graticule
Is sometimes rectangular, sometimes spherical, sometimes a combination of ..."
7. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"The graticule introduced by Patterson and Cawood was most frequently used for
measurement by visual examination under the microscope, although modifications ..."
8. Topographical Drawing by Edwin Roy Stuart (1917)
"Thus if the projection sheets are on a scale of six inches to one mile (1: 10560),
the graticule would be drawn with lines for each minute of latitude and ..."
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