nounπShareA rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle."The city streets were laid out in neat grids, making it easy to navigate. "structuremathcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire."Power outages can happen when storms damage the grids that bring electricity to our homes. "utilitytechnologyenergysystemdeviceindustryChat 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)."Scientists used computational grids to analyze the vast amount of data collected from the Large Hadron Collider. "technologycomputinginternetmachineelectronicssystemscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA method of marking off maps into areas."The geography teacher showed us how the grids on the map divided the country into smaller regions. "geographyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race."The starting grids for the go-kart race were posted, showing everyone their position for the first lap. "sportracepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher)."The technician carefully adjusted the voltage on the grids inside the vacuum tube to amplify the audio signal. "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."Technicians carefully inspect the lead grids of the car battery for corrosion. "technologyelectricdeviceenergyutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA grating of parallel bars; a gridiron."The playground had metal grids covering the drains to prevent children from falling in. "structurearchitectureutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo mark with a grid."The teacher grids the answer sheets before quickly grading them. "marktechnologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo assign a reference grid to."The city planner will grid the new development map so each building lot has a unique location code. "technologycomputingsystemareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
