What is "graticule"

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.

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 used on the Earth. 4 A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.

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]

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