Definition of Grid

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Definition of Grid

Grid

A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.

A plate or sheet of lead with perforations, or other irregularities of surface, by which the active material of a secondary battery or accumulator is supported.

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Grid Quotations

All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.
Chuck Close

And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way; we could improve the grid.
John W. Snow

The American order reveals a method that was largely the outcome of material necessity, as exemplified by the Colonial style and the grid.
Stephen Gardiner

We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability.
Paul Gillmor

Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
Harold H. Greene

We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.
Richard Burr

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.
Martin C. Smith

We're a superpower with a Third World grid.
Bill Richardson

It's as if our electric grid didn't even have fences around it. This is disgraceful what we do, and what we don't do, to protect the Internet.
Paul Vixie

Grid Translations

grid in Afrikaans is rooster
grid in Dutch is traliehek, afrastering, hek, rooster
grid in French is grille, treillage
grid in German is Gitter
grid in Italian is traliccio
grid in Norwegian is gitter
grid in Portuguese is grade
grid in Spanish is rejilla

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