'Grid' definitions:
Definition of 'grid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
noun
A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region [syn: power system, power grid, grid]
noun
A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material [syn: grid, storage-battery grid]
noun
An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube [syn: grid, control grid]
noun
A cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat [syn: grid, gridiron]
Definition of 'Grid'
From: GCIDE
- Grid \Grid\ (gr[i^]d), n.
- 1. A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Elec.) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. (Electronics) a mesh or coil of fine wire in an electron tube, connected to the circuit so as to regulate the current passing through the tube. [PJC]
- 4. any network of crossing horizontal and vertical lines; -- they are used, for example, as reference coordinates to locate objects or places on a map. [PJC]
- 5. anything resembling a grid[4], as the Manhattan street grid. See also gridlock. [PJC]
- 6. a network of connected conductors for distributing electrical power, especially one using high-tension lines for wide geographic distribution of power; as, the Northeast power grid. [PJC]
- 7. (Football) the gridiron. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'grid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acting area,
- andiron,
- apron,
- apron stage,
- arabesque,
- backstage,
- band shell,
- bandstand,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- black spot,
- bloom,
- blooping,
- board,
- bridge,
- cancellation,
- chain,
- coal tongs,
- coulisse,
- crane,
- crook,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- damper,
- definition,
- dock,
- dressing room,
- filigree,
- fire hook,
- fire tongs,
- firedog,
- flare,
- flies,
- fly floor,
- fly gallery,
- forestage,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- fringe area,
- ghost,
- granulation,
- grate,
- grating,
- greenroom,
- griddle,
- gridiron,
- grill,
- grille,
- griller,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hard shadow,
- hatching,
- image,
- interlacement,
- intertexture,
- intertwinement,
- L,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- lifter,
- lightboard,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- multiple image,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- noise,
- orchestra,
- orchestra pit,
- performing area,
- picture,
- picture noise,
- picture shifts,
- pit,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- poker,
- pothook,
- proscenium,
- proscenium stage,
- R,
- raddle,
- rain,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- rolling,
- salamander,
- scanning pattern,
- scintillation,
- screen,
- screening,
- shading,
- shell,
- sieve,
- snow,
- snowstorm,
- spit,
- stage,
- stage left,
- stage right,
- switchboard,
- texture,
- the boards,
- tissue,
- tongs,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- tripod,
- trivet,
- turnspit,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- wings