Grid Definition

grĭd
grids
noun
grids
A framework of parallel bars; grating.
Webster's New World
A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.
American Heritage
Something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars, as in rigidity or organization.
The city's streets form a grid.
American Heritage
A network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical bars or lines, esp. one for locating points when placed over a map, chart, etc.
Webster's New World
A system for distributing electric power throughout a region.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Having to do with football.
Webster's New World
verb

To mark with a grid.

Wiktionary

To assign a reference grid to.

Wiktionary
abbreviation

(pathology, obsolete) Gay-related immunodeficiency — former name of AIDS.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Grid

Noun

Singular:
grid
Plural:
grids

Origin of Grid

  • From a shortening of griddle or gridiron

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for gridiron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Grid Sentence Examples

  • I'll take the plunge and go off grid, I can do that stuff.

  • Each grid box was weighted by surface area, using the cosine of the latitude.

  • In order to map the spread of Argiope in the Newsletter I need a minimum of ten km grid reference and year date data.

  • Watches - After finding a brand and model, individual watch pages contain a crisp image of the timepiece along with a descriptive paragraph and easy reference info grid contining facts such as band, warranty and retail price.

  • By being presented as Grid services, numerical optimization algorithms can be consumed with a number of message interactions.

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Words Starting With

GGRGRI

Words Ending With

DIDRID

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Words Starting With G and Ending With D

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With G4 Letter Words Ending With D