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Word: Grid
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: back-formation from gridiron
ɡrɪd
a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating
Short Definition:grating
Examples:- the metal grids had been pulled across the foyer
a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles
Short Definition:intersecting network of lines
Examples:- a grid of tree-lined streets
a network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high-voltage transmission lines for electricity
Short Definition:network of cables or pipes
Examples:- the reactor was connected to the grid in 1985
an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a thermionic valve or cathode ray tube, serving to control or modulate the flow of electrons.
Short Definition:electrode
Word: Grid
Speech Type: Verb
ɡrɪd
put into or set out as a grid
Short Definition:put into or set out as grid
Examples:- the fen is gridded by intersecting dykes
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