grid
grid
noun \ˈgrid\Definition of GRID
1
: grating
2
a (1) : a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery (2) : an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube (3) : a network of conductors for distribution of electric power; also : a network of radio or television stations b : a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map); also : something resembling such a network <a road grid> c : gridiron 3; broadly : football
3
: the starting positions of cars on a racecourse
4
: a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composed
Examples of GRID
- The students plotted points on a grid.
- The city streets form a grid.
Origin of GRID
back-formation from gridiron
First Known Use: 1839
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