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grid¹
- /ɡɹɪd/
Rhymes with -ɪd
Where it comes from
Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.
noun grids
- A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.
- A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. You can't turn off the building from here; you have to shut down the whole grid.
- 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).
- A method of marking off maps into areas.
- The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the grid to eighth, with team-mate Jenson Button taking ninth.
- The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- 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.
- A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron. They camped that night at Dingo Creek, the fire Jim quickly made, Put the Billy on the cross-piece, pitched the tent, Brought a steak from 'neath the saddle-flap, and on the "grid" 'twas laid, A piece of rusty fencing wire, well bent.
- An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc. Everything on the grid – all the backdrops and curtains, anything that has to move up and down from the fly-tower – has to be counterweighted.
- A bicycle. ‘Hop on the bar of my grid,’ said D'Arcy. ‘I'll double you round to meet some pals of ours.’
verb grids · gridding · gridded
- To mark with a grid.
- To assign a reference grid to.
- To enter in a grid. On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
GRID²
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Acronym of gay-related immunodeficiency (“AIDS”).
The cause of the disorder is unknown. Researchers call it A.I.D., for acquired immunodeficiency disease, or GRID, for gay-related immunodeficiency. It has been reported in 20 states and seven countries.
Similar: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, 4H disease, gay cancer, gay plague, gay-related immunodeficiency, GRID
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gridiron, control grid, power grid, power system, reference grid, crossword, card, bars, parcel, rack, staffing, programming, scale, checklist, frame, headcount
Translations
Every language
noun rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
| Español | cuadrícula, matriz, retícula |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 격자 gyeokja, 그리드 geurideu |
| 日本語 | 格子 kōshi, グリッド guriddo |
| 中文 | 網格 /网格 wǎnggé, 格子 gézi, 柵 /栅 cè |
| हिन्दी | झर्झर jharjhar, जाली jālī |
| Português | matriz, quadriculado |
| Français | grille |
| Deutsch | Gitter, Gatter |
| Italiano | griglia, grata, inferriata |
| Ελληνικά | πλέγμα plégma |
| Română | grilă |
| Русский | се́тка sétka, решётка rešótka, сеть setʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lưới, mạng |
| العربية | شَبَك šabak, شَبَكَة šabaka |
| עברית | רֶשֶׁת réshet |
noun electricity delivery system
| Español | red |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विद्युत ग्रिड vidyut griḍ |
| Português | rede elétrica |
| Français | réseau |
| Deutsch | Stromnetz, Leitungsnetz |
| Italiano | rete elettrica |
| Română | rețea |
| Русский | сеть setʹ, электросе́ть elektrosétʹ |
| العربية | شَبَكَة كَهْرُبَاء |
| עברית | רֶשֶׁת réshet |
noun computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
| हिन्दी | अभिकलनात्मक ग्रिड abhikalnātmak griḍ |
|---|---|
| Português | grade, grelha, grid |
| Français | grille |
| Italiano | griglia, rete |
| Русский | се́тка sétka, сеть setʹ |
| العربية | شَبَك šabak |
noun cartography: method of marking off maps
| Español | cuadrícula |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जाली jālī |
| Português | quadriculado |
| Deutsch | Gitternetz, Gradnetz, Raster, Koordinatennetz |
| Italiano | reticolo, reticolato |
| Русский | се́тка sétka |
noun electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
| Español | rejilla |
|---|---|
| Português | grade |
| Français | grille de contrôle |
| Deutsch | Gitter, Steuergitter |
| Italiano | griglia |
verb to mark with
| Español | cuadricular |
|---|---|
| Português | quadricular |
| Deutsch | rastern |
Talk about this word "grid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grid. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. grid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grid "grid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grid.Cite this
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title = {grid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grid},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
