Graticulation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Graticulation \Gra*tic"u*la"tion\, n. [F. graticulation,
     craticulation, fr. graticuler, craticuler, to square, fr.
     graticule, craticule, graticule, L. craticula, dim. of crates
     wickerwork. See 2d {Grate}.]
     The division of a design or draught into squares, in order
     the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller


     dimensions.
     [1913 Webster]