graticulation
nounUS /ɡɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology By surface analysis, graticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, graticulate + -ion.
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Usually The division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
- Near-synonym: reticulation
- Related terms
- graticulate, graticule, gradation, reticle, reticule