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单词 graticule
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Definition of graticule in English:

graticule

noun ˈɡratɪkjuːlˈɡrædəˌkjul
technical
  • 1A network of lines representing meridians and parallels, on which a map or plan can be represented.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The map's graticule thus established the structural correctness of the conceptual geographical archive.
    • The map has no indicator of orientation except the graticule, the latitude and longitude grid.
    • The intimate zone of home is plotted on the abstract graticule of the globe.
    • Completely surrounding the map is a 'graticule' which you can use to give you an idea about the scale of the map.
    • Triangulation also fixed any specific point within the comprehensive graticule of longitude and latitude that described the shape and size of the globe.
    Synonyms
    web, criss-cross, grid, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, webbing, tracery, trellis
    1. 1.1
      another term for reticle
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Female body size (pronotum width) was measured using the eyepiece graticule in a binocular microscope.
      • Diameters at 1-4 mm behind the root apex were measured using a stereo microscope with an eyepiece graticule.
      • Stomatal and epidermal cell numbers were counted using a microscope and eye-piece graticule and the systematic sampling strategy described previously.
      • Stomatal densities of both leaf sides were determined under the microscope with an eye-piece graticule.
      • The initial strip length was measured using a magnifying eyepiece with a graticule.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French, from medieval Latin graticula 'a little grating', from Latin craticula 'gridiron', diminutive of cratis 'hurdle'.

 
 

Definition of graticule in US English:

graticule

nounˈɡradəˌkyo͞olˈɡrædəˌkjul
technical
  • 1A network of lines representing meridians and parallels, on which a map or plan can be represented.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The map has no indicator of orientation except the graticule, the latitude and longitude grid.
    • The map's graticule thus established the structural correctness of the conceptual geographical archive.
    • The intimate zone of home is plotted on the abstract graticule of the globe.
    • Completely surrounding the map is a 'graticule' which you can use to give you an idea about the scale of the map.
    • Triangulation also fixed any specific point within the comprehensive graticule of longitude and latitude that described the shape and size of the globe.
    Synonyms
    web, criss-cross, grid, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, webbing, tracery, trellis
    1. 1.1
      another term for reticle
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Female body size (pronotum width) was measured using the eyepiece graticule in a binocular microscope.
      • Diameters at 1-4 mm behind the root apex were measured using a stereo microscope with an eyepiece graticule.
      • Stomatal and epidermal cell numbers were counted using a microscope and eye-piece graticule and the systematic sampling strategy described previously.
      • Stomatal densities of both leaf sides were determined under the microscope with an eye-piece graticule.
      • The initial strip length was measured using a magnifying eyepiece with a graticule.

Origin

Late 19th century: from French, from medieval Latin graticula ‘a little grating’, from Latin craticula ‘gridiron’, diminutive of cratis ‘hurdle’.

 
 
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