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# grid

noun (a grid, grids)

«grid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#m1)
2. (maths) A grid is used for maps, graphs and coordinates to find a place by numbers or letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#m2)
3. The grid (or national grid) is the network of wires that brings electricity to homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#m3)
4. A grid is a metal frame of bars, such as over a drain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons grids help with multiplication (grid method), coordinates, area by counting squares and arrays. In geography map grids locate places. Phrases: «grid reference», «on the grid», «off the grid», «the grid method».

### Examples

- Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x1)
- Count the squares on the grid to find the area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x2)
- The map grid helps us find the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x3)
- Use the grid method to multiply 23 × 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x4)
- The cabin is off the grid with no electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x5)
- A 5 by 6 grid has how many squares? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Coordinates on a grid: go across first, then up («along the corridor, up the stairs»). A grid of r rows and c columns has r × c squares. «Off the grid» means not connected to public power.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grid.html) on Mova free.