graticule
nounUK /ˈɡrætɪkjuːl/
US /ˈɡrætɪkjuːl/
A graticule is a pattern of straight lines drawn on a map or screen to help you find places.
The teacher showed us how the graticule on the globe helps us locate countries.
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2. A set of fine lines in the eyepiece of a telescope or microscope used for measuring.
He used the graticule in the microscope to measure the width of the cell.
3. A glass plate marked with a scale that is placed in an optical instrument.
The graticule was carefully aligned inside the telescope's eyepiece.
4. A network of lines representing parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude on a map.
The cartographer drew the graticule first before adding the coastlines.