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[symbology, measurement]
Graphics that mark divisions of measurement on a scale bar.
[measurement, geodesy]
Short, regularly spaced lines along the edge of an image or neatline that indicate intervals of distance, such as the intersection of longitude and latitude lines to denote the graticule.