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Synonyms for graticule

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reticle reticule

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Noun

1. Reticle — A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or…

reticle, reticule

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; specifically, one used as a guide to proportionately enlarge or reduce a drawing. Synonym of reticle (“a transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate”).

Related words

Word family
graticulation gradation graduation grating

Forms

Plural
graticules → reticles, reticules…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
graticulefalling
reticlesteady
reticulerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
reticle
8 letters
reticule