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  • 1grid — [grid] n. [short for GRIDIRON] 1. a framework of parallel bars; grating 2. a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical bars or lines, esp. one for locating points when placed over a map, chart, etc. 3. a system for distributing electric… …

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  • 2grid|i|ron — «GRIHD Y uhrn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a framework of parallel iron bars or wires for broiling, usually with a handle. 2. any frame or structure like this, such as a frame for supporting a ship that is being repaired. 3. a football field. 4. a… …

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  • 3grid — /grid/, n. 1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron. 2. Elect. a. a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material. b. a system of electrical distribution serving a… …

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  • 4grid — [grıd] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gridiron] 1.) a metal frame with bars across it →↑cattle grid 2.) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other and form squares ▪ Its streets were laid out in a grid pattern. 3.) a set of numbered lines… …

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  • 5grid — [ grıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares: streets laid out on a grid pattern Each spreadsheet page is made up of a grid of columns and rows. a ) a pattern of straight lines that form squares on …

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  • 6Grid — (gr[i^]d), n. 1. A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron. [1913 Webster] 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… …

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  • 7grid — grid, griddle, gridiron It would be natural to assume that grid was the original word, griddle (‘a circular iron plate that is heated by a fire or by other means for baking, toasting, etc.’) a diminutive of it, and gridiron (‘a cooking utensil of …

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  • 8grid — ► NOUN 1) a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other. 2) a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles. 3) a network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high voltage… …

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  • 9Grid illusion — A grid illusion is any kind of grid that deceives a person s vision. The two most common types of grid illusions are Hermann grid illusions and Scintillating grid illusions.Hermann grid illusionThe Hermann grid illusion is an optical illusion… …

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  • 10grid */*/ — UK [ɡrɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms grid : singular grid plural grids 1) a) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares streets laid out in a grid Each spreadsheet page is made up of a grid of columns and rows. b) a… …

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