nounπShareA rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle."The crossword puzzle had a large grid of squares. "mathstructureareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire."The city's electricity grid provides power to all the houses. "utilitytechnologyenergyelectricsystemindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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)."The research team used a powerful grid of computers to analyze the massive dataset of student test scores. "computingtechnologyinternetelectronicssystemmachinesciencestructurecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA method of marking off maps into areas."The teacher drew a grid on the map to show the different countries of Europe. "geographyareatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race."The race car drivers' grid positions were announced before the start of the Indy 500. "sportracepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher)."The technician carefully adjusted the grid of the vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons. "electronicsdevicetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery."The mechanic carefully removed the lead grid from the old car battery, noting the corrosion on its surface. "technologyelectronicsutilityenergydeviceelectricmachinematerialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA grating of parallel bars; a gridiron."The chef placed the steaks on the hot grid of the barbecue. "structureutilityarchitecturesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo mark with a grid."The architect will grid the blueprint to help organize the different sections of the building. "marktechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo assign a reference grid to.""The archaeologist decided to grid the excavation site into one-meter squares to make mapping and documenting the artifacts easier." "technologycomputingsystemstructureareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading