grid

Definitions of grid in various dictionaries:

noun - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

noun - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region

noun - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material

noun - an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

noun - a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars

A framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; a grating or mesh.

A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.

Something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars, as in rigidity or organization: The city’s streets form a grid.

A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares on a map, a chart, an aerial photograph, or an optical device, used as a reference for locating points.

Electricity.

An interconnected system for the distribution of electricity or electromagnetic signals over a wide area, especially a network of high-tension cables and power stations.

A corrugated or perforated conducting plate in a storage battery.

A network or coil of fine wires located between the plate and the filament in an electron tube.

The gridiron.

The starting positions of cars on a racecourse.

A device in a photocomposition machine on which the characters used in composition are etched.

noun - a network of bars covering an opening