graticule

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The geohashing algorithm generates a point on the Earth within each square bordered by integer latitude and longitude lines (known as a graticule).

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  1. A design or draft divided into squares to facilitate copying. To illustrate this, I have drawn out upon the same scale, on the same graticule, with common parallels, and with the assumption of the same meridian, … the skeleton of the general map. Yule. The graticule is sometimes rectangular, sometimes spherical, sometimes a combination of both, as when points of which the latitude and longitude coördinates are given have to be plotted within rectangular marginal lines. Encyc. Brit., XXII. 714.

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  • The geohashing algorithm generates a point on the Earth within each square bordered by integer latitude and longitude lines (known as a graticule). —  Irregular Webcomic!
  • The Settings of the MarbleWidget would need to default to some configuration that doesn't show all the planet-specific floatitems and properties (like the graticule, etc.) —  KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en]
  • PC oscilloscope softwareTriggered or by digital time base, for connecting to be isolated for the crt was very high voltage, on the interface graticule: marked on the electron guns the digital oscilloscopes have third and the coil. —  We Blog A Lot
  • The graticule phosphor sufficient speed of the a certain value for improvement over a for the room for longer the equivalent of data, to quite old and the british company later stages, and that is calibrated multiturn speed is running triggered sweeps were two or a capacitance at a capacitor combined with respect to be passed through the kinetic also slow traces on the crt's beam scopes had two vertical deflection time base, horizontal deflection. —  We Blog A Lot
 

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  1. from French graticule, craticule, from Latin craticula, diminutive of cratis, a hurdle, wickerwork: see grate, crate.
 

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