graticule

  1. Noun.  A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
  2. Noun.  (context, specifically) (British) Synonym for reticle.
  3. Noun.  (context, specifically) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth.
  4. Noun.  A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.

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