Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grid

5 senses of grid

Sense 1
grid -- (a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines)
       => form, shape, pattern -- (a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them")

Sense 2
power system, power grid, grid -- (a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region)
       => facility, installation -- (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")

Sense 3
grid, storage-battery grid -- (a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material)
       => plate -- (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)

Sense 4
grid, control grid -- (an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube)
       => electrode -- (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)

Sense 5
grid, gridiron -- (a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat)
       => cooking utensil, cookware -- (a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)