(cf ground return
11Ground (electricity) — In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. A typical earthing… …
12Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan — Mao chan redirects here. For the figure skater often referred to in the Japanese press by that nickname, see Mao Asada. Earth Defender! Mao chan 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん (Ground Defense Force! Mao chan) Genre Comedy, Magical girl …
13Ground improvements at British football stadia — A large number of English football clubs have ongoing schemes to redevelop existing grounds, or to move to newly constructed stadiums. A trend towards all seater stadiums was initially prescribed by the Taylor Report, and was originally a… …
14ground stroke — noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once • Ant: ↑volley • Hypernyms: ↑return * * * noun : a stroke made on a ball in tennis after it has rebounded from the ground compare volley * * * Tennis. a stroke made by… …
15ground — ground1 [ graund ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface of Earth ▸ 2 area of land ▸ 3 reason for something ▸ 4 subject/idea ▸ 5 someone s set of opinions ▸ 6 level of progress ▸ 7 crushed coffee beans ▸ 8 in electrical equipment ▸ 9 where ideas develop ▸ 10… …
16Ground loop (electricity) — In an electrical system, a ground loop usually refers to a current, generally unwanted, in a conductor connecting two points that are supposed to be at the same potential, often ground, but are actually at different potentials. Ground loops… …
17ground — I UK [ɡraʊnd] / US noun Word forms ground : singular ground plural grounds *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on I fell to the ground. on the ground: People were sitting on the ground in small… …
18Ground plane — In electrical engineering, a ground plane is an electrically conductive surface. Radio antenna theory In telecommunication, a ground plane structure or relationship exists between the antenna and another object, where the only structure of the… …
19ground*/*/*/ — [graʊnd] noun I 1) [singular/U] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on People were sitting on the ground in small groups.[/ex] They were working 250 metres below ground.[/ex] 2) [singular] the layer of soil and rock that forms… …
20ground — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grund; akin to Old High German grunt ground Date: before 12th century 1. a. the bottom of a body of water b. plural (1) sediment 1 (2) ground c …
