a network of horizontal and vertical lines superimposed over a map, building plan, etc, for locating points
3.
a grating consisting of parallel bars
4. the grid
5. New Zealand short for national grid
6. Also called: control grid electronics
a.
an electrode situated between the cathode and anode of a valve usually consisting of a cylindrical mesh of wires, that controls the flow of electrons between cathode and anode
See also screen grid, suppressor grid
b.
(as modifier)
the grid bias
7. starting grid
8.
a plate in an accumulator that carries the active substance
9.
any interconnecting system of links
the bus service formed a grid across the country
10. a Northern English dialect word for face
11. off the grid
Derived forms
gridded (ˈgridded)
adjective
Word origin
C19: back formation from gridiron
Examples of 'control grid' in a sentence
control grid
Application of polycluster diamond films as heatsink for hybrid microcircuit and control grid of electronic devices was considered.
Pashchenko P. V., Timofeev M. A., Mitin V. S., Dzbanovskiy N. N., Suetin N. V., SamoylovichM. I., Pal' A. F., Belyanin A. F. 2007, 'Formation of nanostructured iridium and polycluster diamond films', Tekhnologiya i Konstruirovanie v Elektronnoi Apparaturehttp://www.tkea.com.ua/tkea/2007/6_2007/pdf/11.zip. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)