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graticulation|grətɪkjʊˈleɪʃən|
[ad. F. graticulation, f. graticuler, f. graticule (see next).]
The division of a design or plan into squares with the object of reproducing accurately in the process of enlargement or reduction the proportions in detail of the original; concr. a surface so divided.
1727–41in Chambers Cycl. 1735in Dyche & Pardon Dict. 1859in Gwilt Encycl. Archit. (ed. 4) Gloss. 1887Gen. Walker in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 714/1 Graticulation. The sheets of paper on which the details of the survey of any large area of country are to be laid down must be furnished with a system of conventional lines, drawn with a view to assimilate the margins of contiguous sheets, and to form a graticulation within which the details may be accurately inserted. |