grid-n; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: a pattern of regular intersecting lines

Commentary: GRID[+form][+pattern][+regular][+lines][+intersecting]

Examples:
A Go game board is a grid of squares formed from 19 by 19 lines intersecting.
The directory says the street is located at A6 on the map grid.
The city's streets form a grid.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: a regional distribution system of electrical power

Commentary: GRID[+system][+distribution][+regional][+power][+electrical]

Examples:
The component failure caused a blackout across the Northeastern grid.
The second reactor was not connected to the grid until 1985.
Bob lived off the grid for two years in a cabin without even running water.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: a collection of connected computers

Commentary: GRID[+system][+collection][+computer][+connected]

Examples:
The physics department has its own computational grid for performing computationally-intensive operations.
The company rapidly tracks inventory on a national level through its data grid.
Such equipment grids can control large telescopes from remote locations.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a grating or grill, usually metal

Commentary: GRID[+entity][+artifact][+structure][+grating]

Examples:
The metal grids had been pulled across the entrance to the shop.
Mary stood over the metal grid of the floor heater.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 5: football field

Commentary: GRID[+location][+field][+football]

Examples:
We'll see some action this afternoon as the rivals face off on the grid.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1b

Sense Number 6: designated starting position for cars on a racetrack

Commentary: GRID[+location][+position][+starting][+designated][+racetrack][+automobile]

Examples:
The Ferrari was first away from the grid.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: conductive metal plate in a storage battery

Commentary: GRID[+entity][+artifact][+device][+electronic][+conductor][+storage_battery][+component][+plate][+metal]

Examples:
What type of metal are the grids in storage batteries made of?

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 8: a conducting electrode inside an electron tube

Commentary: GRID[+entity][+artifact][+device][+electronic][+conductor][+electron_tube][+component][+electrode]

Examples:
Electrons flow between the cathode and anode via the grid.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 9: component of a photocomposition machine which has the etched characters

Commentary: GRID[+entity][+artifact][+device][+machine][+photocomposition][+component][+etched][+characters]

Examples:
The characters used in the photocomposition are etched onto the grid.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 10: cooking surface for grilling meats

Commentary: GRID[+entity][+artifact][+utensil][+cooking][+surface][+metal][+barred]

Examples:
The chef rotated the salmon 90 degrees on the hot grid to give the skin a scored design.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1