graticulation
The division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
Noun
- The division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.
- Near-synonym: reticulation
Synonyms: reticulation
Origin
By surface analysis, graticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, graticulate + -ion.