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Answer for the clue "A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument ", 9 letters:
graticule

Word definitions for graticule in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: reticle , reticule ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A grid of horizontal and vertical lines. 2 (context specifically optics British English) Synonym for reticle 3 (context specifically geography English) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Graticule \Grat"i*cule\, n. [F. See Graticulation. ] A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Graticule may refer to: An oscilloscope graticule scale Another name for the reticle pattern in an optical instrument The grid used in the Geographic coordinate system

Usage examples of graticule.

Begin by relabelling the graticules along the bottom of Figure 8, but in different units.