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GRID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("grid" is a kind of...):
cooking utensil; cookware (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
Synonyms:
control grid; grid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("grid" is a kind of...):
electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)
Holonyms ("grid" is a part of...):
electron tube; thermionic tube; thermionic vacuum tube; thermionic valve; tube; vacuum tube (electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
Synonyms:
grid; storage-battery grid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("grid" is a kind of...):
plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
Holonyms ("grid" is a part of...):
accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
Synonyms:
grid; power grid; power system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("grid" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Meronyms (parts of "grid"):
electric main (a main that distributes electricity)
power cable; power line (cable used to distribute electricity)
power plant; power station; powerhouse (an electrical generating station)
Holonyms ("grid" is a part of...):
base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("grid" is a kind of...):
form; pattern; shape (a perceptual structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grid"):
reference grid (a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map)
Amsler grid (a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have age-related macular degeneration)
Context examples:
A grid service that provides a repository responsible for storing and linking data models as defined within namespaces in a distributed environment.
(caGrid Global Model Exchange, NCI Thesaurus)
The technique lays down the materials in a checkerboard arrangement, as thin squares arranged in a grid.
(Combinatorial Synthesis, NCI Thesaurus)
The new class of molten-air batteries could also be used for large-scale energy storage for electric grids.
(New, high-energy rechargeable batteries, NSF)
Once he had two-dimensional grids based on whole-rock data, he created an inverse model to come up with estimates of the oxygen isotopes within the ancient oceans.
(Scientists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust, National Science Foundation)
As the magnetic disruption from a sunspot approaches Earth, it can intensify the Aurora Borealis and Australis but it also dings the performance of satellites and power grids.
(Sun's mood swings not so strange after all, Wikinews)
Changing conditions on the sun and in space can affect various technologies on Earth, blocking radio communications, damaging power grids and diminishing navigation system accuracy.
(Detecting solar flares in real time, National Science Foundation)
Dr. Zaghloul’s team has been using grids of surgically implanted electrodes to record the electrical brain activity of drug resistant epilepsy patients.
(Our brains may ripple before remembering, National Institutes of Health)
Both electron depletion and electron increases in this layer can possibly cause radio communications to fail, reduce the accuracy of GPS systems, damage satellites and harm electrical grids.
(Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth, NASA)
A thick glass slide with a chamber with a defined volume that is etched with a precisely ruled grid and is used to quantify cells or cell-sized particles in suspension.
(Hemocytometer, NCI Thesaurus)
Magnetic eruptions on the sun can impact air travel, disrupt satellite communications and bring down power grids, causing long-lasting blackouts and disabling technologies such as GPS.
(Newest solar telescope produces first images, National Science Foundation)
