Definitions for grid

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IPA: /grɪd/

Grid is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in grid (dgir).

Definitions for grid

noun

1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Surveying. a basic system of reference lines for a region, consisting of straight lines intersecting at right angles.
5. 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.
6. Architecture. a rectangular system of coordinates used in locating the principal elements of a plan.
7. grillage.
8. Football. gridiron (def 1).

Origin of grid

First recorded in 1830-40; short for gridiron

Examples for grid

At the negative plate, we have pure spongy lead, and the grid.

At night, the homes will continue to draw power from the grid.

Calhoun made contact with the grid and was promptly lowered to the ground.

The power produced will be used by the house, while excess power will flow into the grid and be used by nearby homes.

My light was cut off; my grid showed only the blank deck and door.

For one, these maps often use narrative to chart the landscape, rather than constraining it to a grid with coordinates.

Presently the ship was locked onto by the grid's force-fields.

The "grid" is connected to the aerial wire to intercept the radio waves.

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.

Adding vehicles to the grid could be a boon to vehicle and fleet owners in several ways.