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grid
[ grid ]
noun
- a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Electricity.
- a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material.
- a system of electrical distribution serving a large area, especially by means of high-tension lines.
- Electronics. an electrode in a vacuum tube, usually consisting of parallel wires, a coil of wire, or a screen, for controlling the flow of electrons between the other electrodes.
- Surveying. a basic system of reference lines for a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles.
- a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates.
- Architecture. a rectangular system of coordinates used in locating the principal elements of a plan.
- Football. gridiron ( def 1 ).
grid
/ ɡɪ /
noun
- See gridiron
- a network of horizontal and vertical lines superimposed over a map, building plan, etc, for locating points
- a grating consisting of parallel bars
- the gridthe national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
- short for national grid
- Also calledcontrol grid electronics
- an electrode situated between the cathode and anode of a valve usually consisting of a cylindrical mesh of wires, that controls the flow of electrons between cathode and anode See also screen grid suppressor grid
- ( as modifier )
the grid bias
- See starting grid
- a plate in an accumulator that carries the active substance
- any interconnecting system of links
the bus service formed a grid across the country
- Northern English dialect word for face
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grid1
Example Sentences
The report calls for the rapid deployment of carbon capture and storage technology, greater use of AI to make energy grids efficient and investment in small scale nuclear reactors.
The Spanish grid operator has ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of a massive power cut that crippled Spain, Portugal and parts of France on Monday.
The initial focus was to get the northern and southern power generating regions working again, which grid operator Red Eléctrica said was key to "gradually re-energising the transmission grid as the generating units are connected".
Carney has promised to build a national "east to west" electricity grid to reduce energy dependence on the US.
Calderon’s AB 942 would sharply reduce the financial credits that the owners of rooftop panels receive when they send unused power to the grid.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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