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Discover LudwigThe word "graticule" is correct in written English.
It is used in the context of geography and cartography to refer to a network of lines representing meridians and parallels on a map or globe. Example: "The graticule on the map helps to accurately locate geographical features." Alternatives include "grid system" or "coordinate system."
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Terms such as network, graticule, or grid might have been preferable to describe the transposition of meridians and parallels from globe to flat surface, since few systems are actually derived by projection, and most in fact have been formulated by analytic and mathematical processes.
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