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grid
[ grid ]
noun
- a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Electricity.
- a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material.
- a system of electrical distribution serving a large area, especially by means of high-tension lines.
- Electronics. an electrode in a vacuum tube, usually consisting of parallel wires, a coil of wire, or a screen, for controlling the flow of electrons between the other electrodes.
- Surveying. a basic system of reference lines for a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles.
- a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates.
- Architecture. a rectangular system of coordinates used in locating the principal elements of a plan.
- Football. gridiron ( def 1 ).
grid
/ ɡrɪd /
noun
- See gridiron
- a network of horizontal and vertical lines superimposed over a map, building plan, etc, for locating points
- a grating consisting of parallel bars
- the gridthe national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
- short for national grid
- Also calledcontrol grid electronics
- an electrode situated between the cathode and anode of a valve usually consisting of a cylindrical mesh of wires, that controls the flow of electrons between cathode and anode See also screen grid suppressor grid
- ( as modifier )
the grid bias
- See starting grid
- a plate in an accumulator that carries the active substance
- any interconnecting system of links
the bus service formed a grid across the country
- Northern English dialect word for face
Derived Forms
- ˈgridded, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grid1
Example Sentences
Last month, the country and two other Baltic states - Latvia and Lithuania - unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and joined the European Union's network.
In the episode’s closing moments, we see Greg/Gary scrolling through Belinda’s Instagram grid, stopping at a photo of her with her son.
They connected disused houses, pubs, shops, a nightclub and, in one case, a disused department store in north Wales, to the electricity grid.
The Koblenz higher regional court heard the group came together in January 2022 and devised a plan which included a sabotage attack to disable the power grid.
Inspired by a 2016 true-crime story, Sing L. Lee’s strong debut “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is a human-sized thriller set across several blue-black nights off the grid in Orange County.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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