Grid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grid
       n 1: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is
            distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system}, {power
            grid}]
       2: a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide
          coordinates for locating points on an image [syn: {reference
          grid}]
       3: an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a
          vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the
          tube [syn: {control grid}]
       4: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish
          or meat [syn: {gridiron}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  131 Moby Thesaurus words for "grid":
     L, R, 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, 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, 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