Graticule vs Reticle - What's the difference?
graticule | reticle |
A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.
(specifically, optics, British) Synonym for reticle
(specifically, geography) The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make a up a coordinate system such as the one used on the Earth.
A nearly square or nearly rectangular region created by a graticule.
A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment
(obsolete) A small net
* 1833 , Francis Vesey,
Reticle is a related term of graticule.
As nouns the difference between graticule and reticle
is that graticule is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines while reticle is a grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment.graticule
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(wikipedia reticle)Noun
(en noun)A General Digested Table and Index of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery , vol. 20, page ix:
- On the following day Mrs. Kent'' went into the bed-room; and laid a reticle''', which contained the money, upon her bed; and afterwards returned into the sitting-room; leaving the door between that and the bed-room open. After she had remained in the sitting-room about five minutes, she sent Miss ''S.'' for the ' reticle ; and it was not to be found.
