Grid
noun
A pattern or structure made from crossing lines.
The town was laid out in a grid pattern.
Often appears as...
- grid pattern
- grid layout
noun
A frame with bars in it that can be put over a fire to cook food.
He cooked burgers on a grid over the fire.
Often appears as...
- cooking grid
- grill grid
noun
A network of wires through which electricity is distributed to different places.
Due to a thunderstorm, the entire electrical grid had a power outage.
Often appears as...
- electrical grid
- power grid
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Technical
noun
The arrangement of starting positions in a motor race.
The formula one driver qualified in first place and will start on the front of the grid.
Often appears as...
- starting grid
- grid position
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Sports
noun
A pattern or structure made from crossing lines.
The town was laid out in a grid pattern.
Often appears as...
- grid pattern
- grid layout
noun
A frame with bars in it that can be put over a fire to cook food.
He cooked burgers on a grid over the fire.
Often appears as...
- cooking grid
- grill grid
noun
A network of wires through which electricity is distributed to different places.
Due to a thunderstorm, the entire electrical grid had a power outage.
Often appears as...
- electrical grid
- power grid
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The arrangement of starting positions in a motor race.
The formula one driver qualified in first place and will start on the front of the grid.
Often appears as...
- starting grid
- grid position
Usage tips
Sports
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Pro Tip 1/3Urban Planning
The term 'grid' is often associated with city layouts, indicating regular, intersecting streets.
New York City is famous for its grid system.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Use
'Grid' can refer to latitude and longitude lines on maps, used to navigate and locate places.
We located the island using its grid coordinates.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
'Grid' also represents a network of interconnected elements, used in various contexts.
The social network is a digital grid of friendships.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Planning
The term 'grid' is often associated with city layouts, indicating regular, intersecting streets.
New York City is famous for its grid system.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Use
'Grid' can refer to latitude and longitude lines on maps, used to navigate and locate places.
We located the island using its grid coordinates.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
'Grid' also represents a network of interconnected elements, used in various contexts.
The social network is a digital grid of friendships.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Planning
The term 'grid' is often associated with city layouts, indicating regular, intersecting streets.
New York City is famous for its grid system.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Use
'Grid' can refer to latitude and longitude lines on maps, used to navigate and locate places.
We located the island using its grid coordinates.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
'Grid' also represents a network of interconnected elements, used in various contexts.
The social network is a digital grid of friendships.
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String theory - Brian...
but if you were a little ultra-microscopic ant walking around you can walk in the big dimensions that we all know about that's like the grid part but you could also access the tiny curled up dimension that's so small that we can't see with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment but deeply tucked into the fabric of
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Making sense of string...
you could walk in the big dimensions that we all know about -- that's like the grid part -- but you could also access the tiny curled-up dimension that's so small that we can't see it with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment. But deeply tucked into the fabric of space itself,
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Can you solve...
After a few hours of expert sleuthing, you gather some clues. It may look like a lot of information, but there's a clear logical path to the solution. Solving the puzzle will be a lot like Sudoku, so you may find it helpful to organize your information in a grid, like this.
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The complex geometry of...
There's another secret ingredient in these an underlying grid. Invisible, but essential to every pattern, the grid helps determine the scale of the composition before work begins, keeps the pattern accurate, and facilitates the invention of incredible new patterns.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
like that only in real time and I noticed it gave everything this slightly pixelated or grid like quality well then one day my little daughter Megan who was born during my wild years she asked me how the television worked I said little rectangle pixels they
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What's invisible? More...
Which is great news for psychoanalysts, because otherwise they'd be out of a job. Because that's where all the stuff happens that makes you who you are. Another thing you can't see is the grid on which we hang. This is fascinating.
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Mohenjo Daro 101 PIPE...
unlike many urban areas of its time it was laid out in a grid system similar to modern-day city blocks after approximately 600 years the city collapsed no one is quite sure why but the cause could potentially have been a
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How the blockchain is...
and it's giving us another kick at the can, another opportunity to rewrite the economic power grid and the old order of things, and solve some of the world's most difficult problems, if we will it.
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Elon Musk: A future...
you talked about. That same grid probably is offering the world really low-cost energy, isn't it, compared with now. And I'm curious about like,
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The Amazing Fertility of...
year for the farmers the formless mud is transformed into an ordered grid of fields the Niles gifts are harnessed
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String theory - Brian...
but if you were a little ultra-microscopic ant walking around you can walk in the big dimensions that we all know about that's like the grid part but you could also access the tiny curled up dimension that's so small that we can't see with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment but deeply tucked into the fabric of
Video examples
Making sense of string...
you could walk in the big dimensions that we all know about -- that's like the grid part -- but you could also access the tiny curled-up dimension that's so small that we can't see it with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment. But deeply tucked into the fabric of space itself,
Video examples
Can you solve...
After a few hours of expert sleuthing, you gather some clues. It may look like a lot of information, but there's a clear logical path to the solution. Solving the puzzle will be a lot like Sudoku, so you may find it helpful to organize your information in a grid, like this.
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
There's another secret ingredient in these an underlying grid. Invisible, but essential to every pattern, the grid helps determine the scale of the composition before work begins, keeps the pattern accurate, and facilitates the invention of incredible new patterns.
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
like that only in real time and I noticed it gave everything this slightly pixelated or grid like quality well then one day my little daughter Megan who was born during my wild years she asked me how the television worked I said little rectangle pixels they
Video examples
What's invisible? More...
Which is great news for psychoanalysts, because otherwise they'd be out of a job. Because that's where all the stuff happens that makes you who you are. Another thing you can't see is the grid on which we hang. This is fascinating.
Video examples
Mohenjo Daro 101 PIPE...
unlike many urban areas of its time it was laid out in a grid system similar to modern-day city blocks after approximately 600 years the city collapsed no one is quite sure why but the cause could potentially have been a
Video examples
How the blockchain is...
and it's giving us another kick at the can, another opportunity to rewrite the economic power grid and the old order of things, and solve some of the world's most difficult problems, if we will it.
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
you talked about. That same grid probably is offering the world really low-cost energy, isn't it, compared with now. And I'm curious about like,
Video examples
The Amazing Fertility of...
year for the farmers the formless mud is transformed into an ordered grid of fields the Niles gifts are harnessed
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Jack Garratt
British Musician
The most important thing for me is to have as much control over what's going on in front of me as I possibly can, so because of that, I don't play to a click track, and I don't have anything on the grid. Everything is triggered by me. Everything is played by me. Everything is within my control.
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Bob Dylan
American Musician
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work.
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Matt Cartwright
American Politician
Extreme weather threatens our energy and electric grid, federal buildings, transportation infrastructure, access to natural resources, public health, our relationships across the globe, and many other aspects of life.
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Nikki Sixx
American Musician
SIXX: A.M. is a passion project. I think when you do things like that and put your heart into them and do your best and don't necessarily put them on a marketing grid, that's when things turn out the best.
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Spencer Abraham
American Politician
If you had a national grid with one operator, you had twenty or even a hundred operators, if you don't have the ability to compel people to observe high standards of conduct, then you run a greater risk.
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Janet Evanovich
American Writer
The problem with celebrity hot guys is they either get old or go off the grid. That's why a book is so much better... a hot guy can live in your imagination and stay hot forever!
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
Thanks to policies mandating clean energy development, California's electric grid is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world.
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Mark Webber
Australian Driver
Only one guy can be world champion, and so if everyone else thought they were failures you'd have no one left on the grid.
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Susie Wolff
Scottish Driver
Every racing driver in the world dreams of making it to F1, there's only 22 spots on the grid.
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Ed Begley, Jr.
American Actor
I've lived a slower and less expensive life going off the grid, and I'm happier because of it.
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Jack Garratt
British Musician
The most important thing for me is to have as much control over what's going on in front of me as I possibly can, so because of that, I don't play to a click track, and I don't have anything on the grid. Everything is triggered by me. Everything is played by me. Everything is within my control.
Quote examples
Bob Dylan
American Musician
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work.
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Matt Cartwright
American Politician
Extreme weather threatens our energy and electric grid, federal buildings, transportation infrastructure, access to natural resources, public health, our relationships across the globe, and many other aspects of life.
Quote examples
Nikki Sixx
American Musician
SIXX: A.M. is a passion project. I think when you do things like that and put your heart into them and do your best and don't necessarily put them on a marketing grid, that's when things turn out the best.
Quote examples
Spencer Abraham
American Politician
If you had a national grid with one operator, you had twenty or even a hundred operators, if you don't have the ability to compel people to observe high standards of conduct, then you run a greater risk.
Quote examples
Janet Evanovich
American Writer
The problem with celebrity hot guys is they either get old or go off the grid. That's why a book is so much better... a hot guy can live in your imagination and stay hot forever!
Quote examples
Kevin de Leon
American Politician
Thanks to policies mandating clean energy development, California's electric grid is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world.
Quote examples
Mark Webber
Australian Driver
Only one guy can be world champion, and so if everyone else thought they were failures you'd have no one left on the grid.
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Susie Wolff
Scottish Driver
Every racing driver in the world dreams of making it to F1, there's only 22 spots on the grid.
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Ed Begley, Jr.
American Actor
I've lived a slower and less expensive life going off the grid, and I'm happier because of it.
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