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grid

(grĭd)

a. A framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; a grating or mesh.

b. A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.

2. Something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars, as in rigidity or organization: The city's streets form a grid.

3. A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares on a map, a chart, an aerial photograph, or an optical device, used as a reference for locating points.

4. Electricity

a. An interconnected system for the distribution of electricity or electromagnetic signals over a wide area, especially a network of high-tension cables and power stations.

b. A corrugated or perforated conducting plate in a storage battery.

5. Football The gridiron.

6. Sports The starting positions of cars on a racecourse.

[Short for gridiron.]

grid′ded adj.

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grid

(ɡrɪd)

1. See gridiron

2. (Architecture) a network of horizontal and vertical lines superimposed over a map, building plan, etc, for locating points

3. a grating consisting of parallel bars

4. (Electrical Engineering) the grid the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed

5. (Surveying) NZ short for national grid

6. (Electronics) electronics

a. 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

b. (as modifier): the grid bias.

7. (Motor Racing) See starting grid

8. (Electronics) a plate in an accumulator that carries the active substance

9. any interconnecting system of links: the bus service formed a grid across the country.

10. (Anatomy) Northern English dialect word for face

11. off the grid informal not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities

[C19: back formation from gridiron]

ˈgridded adj

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grid

(grɪd)

n.

1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.

2. a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, building plan, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates.

3. any interconnecting network resembling this.

4. a system of electrical distribution serving a large area, esp. by means of high-tension wires.

5. a metallic framework in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material.

6. an electrode in a vacuum tube, usu. consisting of parallel wires, a coil of wire, or a screen, for controlling the flow of electrons between the other electrodes.

7. Survey. a basic system of reference lines mapping a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles.

8. grillage.

9. Also, gridiron. a municipal road plan in which all or most thoroughfares cross at right angles.

10. gridiron (def. 1).

[1830–40; short for gridiron]

grid

1. Two sets of parallel lines intersecting at right angles and forming squares; the grid is superimposed on maps, charts, and other similar representations of the Earth's surface in an accurate and consistent manner in order to permit identification of ground locations with respect to other locations and the computation of direction and distance to other points.
2. A term used in giving the location of a geographic point by grid coordinates. See also military grid; military grid reference system.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines reference grid - a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" Amsler grid - a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have age-related macular degeneration
	2.	grid - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region power grid, power system electric main - a main that distributes electricity facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" power cable, power line - cable used to distribute electricity power plant, power station, powerhouse - an electrical generating station
	3.	grid - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material storage-battery grid plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic storage battery, accumulator - a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
	4.	grid - an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube control grid electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
	5.	grid - a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat gridiron cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

grid

noun

1. grating, grille, lattice a grid of ironwork

2. network a grid of narrow streets

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Translations

شَبَكَةشَبَكَة خُطوط مُتَصالِبَهشَبَكَة قَضْبان مُتَصالِبَه

mřížkarozvodná síť elektrické energiekartografická síťmříž

gitterlinienet

Gitter Raster

πλέγμα

cuadrícula reja rejilla

ruudukko

grille

רשת

elektromrežamreža

rácstérképhálózat

grindrúîunet í hnitakerfi

grata reticolato griglia inferriata linea di partenza

グリッド

격자

grotoskoordinatės

koordinātu tīklsrežģis

kartografická sieťmriežkaroštzáhradka

gallernätrutnät

เส้นตาราง

ızgarayatay ve dikey çizgiler

đường kẻ ô

地图上的坐标方格格子铁篦子

grid

[grɪd]

A. N

1. (= grating) (in wall, pavement) → rejilla f

2. (Brit) (Elec, Gas) (= network) → red f
the (national) grid → la red nacional

3. (on map) → cuadrícula f

4. (US) (Sport) = gridiron

B. CPD grid map N → mapa m cuadriculado
grid reference N → coordenadas fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grid

[ˈgrɪd] n

[streets] → grille f

(on bingo card) → grille f

(ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → réseau m
the Grid → le réseau électrique
the National Grid → le réseau électrique national

(MOTOR RACING) (= starting line) → grille f de départ

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grid

(= grating) → Gitter nt; (in fireplace, on barbecue) → Rost m; grid system (in road-building) → Rechteckschema nt

(on map) → Gitter nt, → Netz nt

(= electricity, gas network) → Verteilernetz nt; the (national) grid (Elec) → das Überland(leitungs)netz

(Motor-racing: = starting grid) → Start(platz) m; (US Ftbl) → Spielfeld nt; they’re on the grid → sie sind auf den Startplätzen

(Elec: = electrode) → Gitter nt

(Theat) → Schnürboden m

(Comput) → Raster nt

grid

grid reference

n → Planquadratangabe f

grid square

n → Planquadrat nt

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grid

[grɪd] n (grating) → grata, griglia (Elec, Gas) (network) → rete f; (on map) → reticolato (Am) (Aut) → area d'incrocio
the national grid → la rete elettrica nazionale

grid

(grid) noun

1. a set of vertical and horizontal lines drawn on a map.

2. a framework of iron bars.

grid

→ شَبَكَة mřížka gitter Gitter πλέγμα cuadrícula ruudukko grille mreža griglia グリッド 격자 rooster rutenett siatka quadriculado решетка galler เส้นตาราง ızgara đường kẻ ô 格子

grid

n. rejilla.

References in classic literature ?

And she would drag him up above the clouds, in the magnificent disorder of the grid, where she loved to make him giddy by running in front of him along the frail bridges, among the thousands of ropes fastened to the pulleys, the windlasses, the rollers, in the midst of a regular forest of yards and masts.

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The World Bank report says the combination of falling costs, dramatic increase in quality of service, and enabling policies has made mini grids a scalable option to complement grid extension and solar home systems.

New study highlights Mini Grids Potentials

But until larger grids arrive, rural areas in developing countries can, and should, go it alone.

Mini-grids for rural growth

"At a time when power grids across the nation are being severely stressed, superconductor technology is being examined by US utilities as a new tool to increase capacity and reliability on their systems, "said Kevin Kolevar, director of the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability at the US Department of Energy.

World's largest superconductor being built on Long Island

Grid computing has evolved into a well-understood architecture that provides users and applications the unimpeded use of a large pool of IT resources.

Grid storage for grid computing

The main result of this paper is the proof that there always exists a through-vertex Hamiltonian path in grids consisting of triangles or tetrahedra, under very mild conditions.

Hamiltonian paths through two- and three-dimensional grids

Clustered computing and data grids were chosen as the most common definition, beating out parallel processing of numeric workloads by a wide margin.

Grid gets big

* Unlike clusters and distributed computing, which need physical proximity and operating homogeneity, grids can be geographically distributed and heterogeneous.

China's massive education grid

(NASDAQ:SUNW) has expanded its commitment to the open development of grid computing technologies with the contribution of its Grid Engine Portal portlet technology to the open source Grid Engine Project.

SUN PROVIDES GRID ENGINE PORTAL TO OPEN SOURCE ENGINE PROJECT

While the stained grid is being examined, additional grids may be left floating on the sample droplet, protected from dust and drying.

Electron microscopy for rapid diagnosis of infectious agents in emergent situations (1). (Synopses)

Through the partnership, TACC and United Devices will establish a campus-scale computing Grid at UT--the largest university in the United States--that will utilize United Devices' industry-leading Enterprise MetaProcessor software for harnessing the under-utilized cycles of computers running either Windows or Linux operating systems.

TACC selects United Devices to develop massive campus grid for academic research

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