Home › Words › G › graticulationgraticulation/ɡɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/graticulation means the division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.graticulation is pronounced /ɡɹəˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/.EtymologyBy surface analysis, graticule + -ation, or, by surface analysis, graticulate + -ion.nounThe division of a design or draught into squares, in order to reproduce it more easily in larger or smaller dimensions.e.g.“Near-synonym: reticulation”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).