grid

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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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. {{lb|en|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).
5. {{lb|en|cartography}} A method of [[mark|marking]] off [[map]]s into areas.
6. {{lb|en|motor racing}} The [[pattern]] of starting positions of the drivers for a race.
7. {{lb|en|electronics}} The third (or higher) [[electrode]] of a [[vacuum tube]] ([[triode]] or higher).
8. {{lb|en|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. <!--probably historical: came from Chambers 1908-->
9. A [[grating]] of [[parallel]] [[bar]]s; a [[gridiron]].
10. {{lb|en|theatre|television}} An [[openwork]] [[ceiling]] above the [[stage]] or [[studio]], used for affixing lights etc.
11. {{lb|en|AU|NZ}} A [[bicycle]].

Verb

1. To [[mark]] with a grid.
2. To assign a [[reference]] grid to.
3. {{lb|en|education}} To enter in a grid.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.