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GRATICULE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("graticule" is a kind of...):
network (a system of intersecting lines or channels)
Meronyms (parts of "graticule"):
cross hair; cross wire (either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration)
Holonyms ("graticule" is a part of...):
eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)
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