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grid

[ grid ]

noun

  1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
  2. Electricity.
    1. a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material.
    2. a system of electrical distribution serving a large area, especially by means of high-tension lines.
  3. 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.
  4. Surveying. a basic system of reference lines for a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles.
  5. 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.
  6. Architecture. a rectangular system of coordinates used in locating the principal elements of a plan.
  7. Football. gridiron ( def 1 ).


grid

/ ɡrɪd /

noun

  1. a network of horizontal and vertical lines superimposed over a map, building plan, etc, for locating points
  2. a grating consisting of parallel bars
  3. the grid
    the grid the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
  4. short for national grid
  5. Also calledcontrol grid electronics
    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier )

      the grid bias

  6. a plate in an accumulator that carries the active substance
  7. any interconnecting system of links

    the bus service formed a grid across the country

  8. See face
    Northern English dialect word for face


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Derived Forms

  • ˈgridded, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grid1

First recorded in 1830–40; short for gridiron

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grid1

C19: back formation from gridiron

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. off grid. See off-grid. Also off the grid.

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Example Sentences

In response, the state’s electric grid manager, a private non-profit known as CAISO, said the system was overtaxed and it ordered utilities to cut power to customers, as you may have noticed, for the first time since the 2001 energy crisis.

According to Blanchette’s model, the birds arrange themselves as if they were each standing on their own hexagon in a grid.

These microgrids continue to provide power to smaller communities if their larger grid is shut off.

It also had to be within a few hours’ drive of JPL, and not totally off the grid — the rover team slept in hotels, ate dinner in restaurants and had reliable Wi-Fi to send data to the Earth team every night.

Siegele said the consultant based the recommended upfront cost on “bad math” and undershot SDG&E’s true profit from building the grid on public land.

The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.

Skiing would appear to be the ultimate off-the-grid activity.

Several experiments in the emerging vehicle-to-grid sector are underway.

So it is not surprising that a larger-scale vehicle-to-grid project is underway in Southern California.

He huddled as close to the grid as he could get, alert to the slightest movement below as the prisoner faced his captors.

On impulse he stopped to measure it, sure he could squeeze through here, if he could work loose the grid.

The return from the grid is by means of the small pipe leading to the top of the large water tank.

You could tell, because the steel was rusting in the salt air, and the grid shone through the green paint in red-orange.

Then there is the man that pops sugary beans over a charcoal fire, and makes a delicious noise with his shaking grid-like box.

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