grid > define
noun
- A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines.
- A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region.
- synonyms: power system, power grid
- A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material.
- synonyms: storage-battery grid
- An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube.
- synonyms: control grid
- A cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat.
- synonyms: gridiron
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.
- (n.) A plate or sheet of lead with perforations or other irregularities of surface, by which the active material of a secondary battery or accumulator is supported.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(DoD) A term used in giving the location of a geographic point by grid coordinates. See also military grid; military grid reference system.
(DoD) 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.
(DoD) 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.
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.