Grid

Quick meaning: Grid is a noun meaning A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

Meaning

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

More Meanings

1. A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
2. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
3. (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
4. (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
5. (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
6. (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.
7. (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).

Example Sentences

You can't turn off the building from here; you have to shut down the whole grid.

On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.

‘Hop on the bar of my grid,’ said D'Arcy. ‘I'll double you round to meet some pals of ours.’

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the grid to eighth, with team-mate Jenson Button taking ninth.

Word Forms

• grids
• gridding
• gridded

Synonyms for grid

Depending on context, synonyms include gridiron.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gridiron, crossword, card, parcel, rack, staffing.

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