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 sense 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
Examples of grid in a Sentence
The students plotted points on a grid.
The city streets form a grid.
Recent Examples on the Web
The only thing that populated on my [grid] was everything Drag Race.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
New Survey Shows Mixed Results FBI director Christopher Wray warned a congressional committee in January about Chinese hackers targeting critical U.S. infrastructure such as water treatment plants, electric grids, energy pipelines, and transportation.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The California Independent System Operator, which manages the power system for about 80 percent of the state and a small portion of Nevada, does not anticipate any service interruptions on Monday — even though the amount of solar energy on California’s grid has increased sharply in recent years.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Etched into the book’s jet black cover is a grid evoking Upper Manhattan, a few of its streets embedded with silver bands of pavé-set diamonds sourced by London jewelers Bentley and Skinner.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
That said, the corporate world can be slow to change, and most people are unaccustomed to seeing a bobbing head on the Zoom grid.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Although not new, a second approach, called nacelle testing,includes simulating wind fields, rotor blades, and the electrical grid, which collectively allows researchers to simulate various wind and grid conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
American enthusiasm quickly faded once local talent was no longer racking up wins or even present on the grid.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
New Survey Shows Mixed Results FBI director Christopher Wray warned a congressional committee in January about Chinese hackers targeting critical U.S. infrastructure such as water treatment plants, electric grids, energy pipelines, and transportation.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The California Independent System Operator, which manages the power system for about 80 percent of the state and a small portion of Nevada, does not anticipate any service interruptions on Monday — even though the amount of solar energy on California’s grid has increased sharply in recent years.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Etched into the book’s jet black cover is a grid evoking Upper Manhattan, a few of its streets embedded with silver bands of pavé-set diamonds sourced by London jewelers Bentley and Skinner.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
That said, the corporate world can be slow to change, and most people are unaccustomed to seeing a bobbing head on the Zoom grid.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Although not new, a second approach, called nacelle testing,includes simulating wind fields, rotor blades, and the electrical grid, which collectively allows researchers to simulate various wind and grid conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2024
American enthusiasm quickly faded once local talent was no longer racking up wins or even present on the grid.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Grid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grid. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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grid
noun1
2
: a metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
3
: an element of an electron tube consisting of a network of fine wire
4
: a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map using coordinates or for counting a sample of particles or organisms on a microscope slide)
5
: a network of conductors for distribution of electrical power
also
: a network of radio or television stations
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