See Also: grid(dictionary)
grid(dictionary)
grid(medicine)
Wetzel grid(medicine)
grid computing(dictionary)
cattle grid(dictionary)
National Grid(dictionary)
Amsler grid(health)
grid ratio(medicine)
grid connection(medicine)

grid (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: gridiron]
a metal frame with bars across it
-see also cattle grid
a pattern of straight lines that cross each other and form squares
::Its streets were laid out in a grid pattern.
a set of numbered lines printed on a map so that the exact position of any place can be referred to
::The pilots were just given a grid reference (=number referring to a point on a map) of the target.
the network of electricity supply wires that connects power stations and provides electricity to buildings in an area
::the national grid (=the electricity supply in a country)
also starting grid
a set of starting positions for all the cars in a motor race