grid

Meanings

Plural: grids

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
• a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
• an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
• a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
• A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
• A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
• A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
• A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
• A method of marking off maps into areas.
• The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
• The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
• A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
• A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
• An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

Verb

• To mark with a grid.
• To assign a reference grid to.
• To enter in a grid.

Synonyms

control grid, gridiron, power grid, power system, storage-battery grid

Related Words

grill, grille, lattice, rectangle, reticulum, square