griding

/G R AY1 D IH0 NG/
noun
  1. 1

    A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

  2. 2

    A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

  3. 3

    (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).

  4. 4

    A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.

  5. 5

    (cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.

  6. 6

    (motor racing) The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.

  7. 7

    (theater, television) An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

  8. 8

    A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.

  9. 9

    (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).

  10. 10

    (electricity) A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.

  11. 11

    (pathology, dated) Acronym of gay-related immunodeficiency (โ€œAIDSโ€) . [(pathology, dated) Synonym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).]

verb
  1. 1

    To mark with a grid.

  2. 2

    To assign a reference grid to.

  3. 3

    (education) To enter in a grid.