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grid.

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɹɪd/
  1. A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

  2. A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.

  3. A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

  4. A 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).

  5. A method of marking off maps into areas.

  6. The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.

  7. The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).

  8. A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.

  9. A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.

  10. An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

  11. A bicycle.

    Australia · New-Zealand
Where this word comes from

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

verb/ɡɹɪd/
  1. To mark with a grid.

  2. To assign a reference grid to.

  3. To enter in a grid.

    On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.
Where this word comes from

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

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