grid

Meaning

Noun

1. A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
2. A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
3. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
4. 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).
5. A method of marking off maps into areas.
6. The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
7. The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
8. 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.
9. A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.
10. An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

Verb

1. To mark with a grid.
2. To assign a reference grid to.
3. To enter in a grid.

Synonyms

grate

lattice

grating

grill

grille

mesh

control grid

web

net

netting

trellis

gridiron

trelliswork

grillage

grid pattern

power grid

panel

storage-battery grid

power system

railing

latticework

sharp

wicket

G

G

reseau

lattice work

rectangular grid

sieve plate

reference grid

foundation cross

girder grillage

grid plate

grid electrode

grizzly screen

gridison

grill grate

graticule mesh

system network

baffle

yett

balustrade

board

espalier

fretwork

gate

graticule

griddle

grilling

grillwork

hash

#️⃣

hoop

meshing

meshwork

network

nexus

plexus

pound sign

rack

rete

screen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹɪd/

Etymology

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.