grid

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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.

grillage.

Football. gridiron (def. 1).

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Idioms about grid

off grid. See off-grid. Also off the grid .

Origin of grid

First recorded in 1830–40; short for gridiron

Words nearby grid

grey whale, grey wolf, GRF, gribble, grice, grid, grid bias, grid capacitor, grid circuit, grid current, grid declination

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How to use grid in a sentence

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.
Environment Report: Real Estate Sellers Aren’t Required to Disclose Sea Level Rise Risk|MacKenzie Elmer|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
According to Blanchette’s model, the birds arrange themselves as if they were each standing on their own hexagon in a grid.
Math of the Penguins|Susan D'Agostino|August 17, 2020|Quanta Magazine
These microgrids continue to provide power to smaller communities if their larger grid is shut off.
Sacramento Report: Uber vs. California|Voice of San Diego|August 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
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.
To rehearse Perseverance’s mission, scientists pretended to be a Mars rover|Lisa Grossman|July 29, 2020|Science News

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.
Morning Report: How We Got Here With Smart Streetlights|Voice of San Diego|July 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Skiing would appear to be the ultimate off-the-grid activity.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several experiments in the emerging vehicle-to-grid sector are underway.
Adding Vehicles to the Grid|The Daily Beast|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So it is not surprising that a larger-scale vehicle-to-grid project is underway in Southern California.
Adding Vehicles to the Grid|The Daily Beast|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He huddled as close to the grid as he could get, alert to the slightest movement below as the prisoner faced his captors.
Star Born|Andre Norton
On impulse he stopped to measure it, sure he could squeeze through here, if he could work loose the grid.
Star Born|Andre Norton
The return from the grid is by means of the small pipe leading to the top of the large water tank.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly
You could tell, because the steel was rusting in the salt air, and the grid shone through the green paint in red-orange.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Then there is the man that pops sugary beans over a charcoal fire, and makes a delicious noise with his shaking grid-like box.
A Journal from Japan|Marie Carmichael Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for grid

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 grid the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed

NZ short for national grid

Also called: control 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 anodeSee 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 linksthe bus service formed a grid across the country

Northern English dialect word for face

Derived forms of grid

gridded, adjective

Word Origin for grid

C19: back formation from gridiron

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