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• New Zealand Map grid — The New Zealand Map Grid (NZMG) is a map projection based on the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949.[1] It has now been replaced by the New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 projection, which is based on the New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 using the… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — [[t]grɪ̱d[/t]] grids 1) N COUNT A grid is something which is in a pattern of straight lines that cross over each other, forming squares. On maps the grid is used to help you find a particular thing or place. → See also cattle grid ...a grid of… …   English dictionary

• Map series — Not to be confused with atlas or map collection. Mairie de Loevenich (Germany), from the Topographic Survey of the Rhineland by Tranchot/Müffling, sheet 57 (published 1806/07) …   Wikipedia

• Grid declination — is the angle between compass north and the north direction defined by map coordinate grid. One map can sometimes have two coordinate grids, consequently there is a grid declination for each of these.The angle between the north direction defined… …   Wikipedia

• 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 north — is a navigational term referring to the direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. It is contrasted with true north (the direction of the North Pole) and magnetic north (the direction of the Magnetic North Pole). Many… …   Wikipedia

• grid — /grid/, n. 1. a grating of crossed bars; gridiron. 2. Elect. a. a metallic framework employed in a storage cell or battery for conducting the electric current and supporting the active material. b. a system of electrical distribution serving a… …   Universalium

• Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

• 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

• 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