n.
- a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other.
- a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.
▸a numbered grid on a map that enables a place to be precisely located.
- a network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high-voltage electricity.
▸a number of computers linked together via the Internet so that their combined power may be harnessed.
- a pattern of lines marking the starting places on a motor-racing track.
- Electronics an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a thermionic valve or cathode ray tube, serving to control or modulate the flow of electrons.
v.
[
usu. as adj. gridded]
put into or set out as a grid.
Etymology
C19: back-form. from gridiron.