Synonyms for grid
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1. gridnoun

   a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

   Synonyms:
   power grid, gridiron, storage-battery grid, control grid, power system

2. power system, power grid, gridnoun

   a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region

   Synonyms:
   power grid, gridiron, storage-battery grid, control grid, power system

3. grid, storage-battery gridnoun

   a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material

   Synonyms:
   power grid, gridiron, storage-battery grid, control grid, power system

4. grid, control gridnoun

   an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

   Synonyms:
   power grid, gridiron, storage-battery grid, control grid, power system

5. grid, gridironnoun

   a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

   Synonyms:
   power grid, gridiron, storage-battery grid, control grid, football field, power system

Matched Categories

1. • Cooking Utensil
   • Electrode
   • Facility
   • Form
   • Plate

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1. List of paraphrases for "grid":

   network, grids, grate, grille, gate, template, matrix, rubric, grill, mesh, scale

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRID

   Synonyms:
   Gay-related immune deficiency

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1. Alexander MacDonald:

   With an ‘ interstate for electrons ’, renewable energy could be delivered anywhere in the country while emissions plummet, an HVDC grid would create a national electricity market in which all types of generation, including low-carbon sources, compete on a cost basis. The surprise was how dominant wind and solar could be.

2. Jorge Pinon:

   This summer they are trying to insure the electric grid does not crash, and longer term, that they can handle increased demand from tourism and small business.

3. Cameron Camp:

   It's trying to kill multiple birds with one stone, rather than take a holistic view of the structural problems with the grid itself.

4. Ben Carson:

   We're not in the era now where you send, you know, big armies to fight or, you know, air forces. We're in a place where you use a jet plane as a missile to knock down buildings; where dirty bombs can be used to extinguish large numbers of people, there are lots of different techniques that you use -- cyber-attacks, attacking our electrical grid.

5. Tokamak CEO David Kingham:

   We want to get within five years to an energy gain, and from there we want to go on in ten years to get to first electricity, a device where we can demonstrate production of electricity from fusion, but it may be 15 years before we get energy to the grid in significant quantities.