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• grid — [ grıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares: streets laid out on a grid pattern Each spreadsheet page is made up of a grid of columns and rows. a ) a pattern of straight lines that form squares on …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grid — [grıd] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gridiron] 1.) a metal frame with bars across it →↑cattle grid 2.) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other and form squares ▪ Its streets were laid out in a grid pattern. 3.) a set of numbered lines… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Grid plan — A simple grid plan road map (Windermere, Florida). Surveyor s plan of Salt Lake City, ci …   Wikipedia

• Grid, Amsler — A grid pattern that resembles a checkerboard utilized for examination of the eye. The patient covers one eye and stares at a black dot in the center of the grid. While staring at the dot, the patient may notice that the straight lines in the… …   Medical dictionary

• grid — UK US /grɪd/ noun ► [C] a system of wires for supplying electricity across a large region, country, etc.: »The national grid is one of the world s largest utilities. ► [U] IT GRID COMPUTING(Cf. ↑grid computing) ► [C] a pattern or structur …   Financial and business terms

• Pattern and Decoration — was an art movement situated in the United States from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. The movement has sometimes been referred to as P D [1][2] or as The New Decorativeness.[3] The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon.[4] …   Wikipedia

• grid — ► NOUN 1) a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other. 2) a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles. 3) a network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high voltage… …   English terms dictionary

• Grid cells — A grid cell is a type of neuron found in the entorhinal cortex (EC) that fires strongly when an animal is in specific locations in an environment. Grid cells were discovered in 2005 and it is hypothesized that a network of these cells constitute… …   Wikipedia

• grid */*/ — UK [ɡrɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms grid : singular grid plural grids 1) a) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares streets laid out in a grid Each spreadsheet page is made up of a grid of columns and rows. b) a… …   English dictionary

• grid — noun 1 pattern of lines that cross each other ADJECTIVE ▪ rectangular, square ▪ regular ▪ street (esp. AmE) ▪ the Manhattan street grid VERB + …   Collocations dictionary

• grid — [grɪd] noun [C] 1) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares streets laid out in a grid[/ex] 2) a pattern of straight lines that form squares on a map, that you use to find a particular place a grid reference[/ex] 3) a set …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English