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graticule

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/
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/ˈɡɹætɪkjuːl/ · /ˈɡɹætəˌkjul/ · [-ɾə-]

Definition of graticule

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing.
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noun

  1. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing.
  2. (UK)A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing.
  3. (broadly)A (nearly) rectangular or square region created by a grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French graticule, from Medieval Latin grātīcula, from Latin crāticula (“grating, grill”), from crātis (“hurdle; wickerwork”) (probably from Proto-Indo-European *kréh₂-tis (“fenced handiwork”)) + -cula (feminine form of -culus, a variant of -ulus (“diminutive suffix”)).

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