English Words Note. 15

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

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Examples of GRID

1. The students plotted points on a grid.
2. The city streets form a grid.

Origin of GRID

back-formation from gridiron

First Known Use: 1839

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