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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grid \Grid\ (gr[i^]d), noun
1. A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.
2. (Elec.) A plate or sheet of lead with perforations, or other irregularities of surface, by which the active material of a secondary battery or accumulator is supported. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Electronics) a mesh or coil of fine wire in an electron tube, connected to the circuit so as to regulate the current passing through the tube. [PJC]
4. any network of crossing horizontal and vertical lines; -- they are used, for example, as reference coordinates to locate objects or places on a map. [PJC]
5. anything resembling a grid[4], as the Manhattan street grid. See also {gridlock}. [PJC]
6. a network of connected conductors for distributing electrical power, especially one using high-tension lines for wide geographic distribution of power; as, the Northeast power grid. [PJC]
7. (Football) the {gridiron}. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
grid
noun
1: a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region [syn: {power system}, {power grid}]
2: a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image [syn: {reference grid}]
3: an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube [syn: {control grid}]
4: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat [syn: {gridiron}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
131 Moby Thesaurus words for "grid": L, R, acting area, andiron, apron, apron stage, arabesque, backstage, band shell, bandstand, basketry, basketwork, black spot, bloom, blooping, board, bridge, cancellation, chain, coal tongs, coulisse, crane, crook, cross-hatching, crossing-out, damper, definition, dock, dressing room, filigree, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, flare, flies, fly floor, fly gallery, forestage, fret, fretwork, fringe area, ghost, granulation, grate, grating, greenroom, griddle, gridiron, grill, grille, griller, grillwork, hachure, hard shadow, hatching, image, interlacement, intertexture, intertwinement, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, lifter, lightboard, mesh, meshes, meshwork, multiple image, net, netting, network, noise, orchestra, orchestra pit, performing area, picture, picture noise, picture shifts, pit, plexure, plexus, poker, pothook, proscenium, proscenium stage, raddle, rain, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, rolling, salamander, scanning pattern, scintillation, screen, screening, shading, shell, sieve, snow, snowstorm, spit, stage, stage left, stage right, switchboard, texture, the boards, tissue, tongs, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, tripod, trivet, turnspit, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork, wings
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