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2. Verb. (third-person singular of grid) ¹

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Definition of Grids

1. grid [n] - See also: grid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grids

Literary usage of Grids

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"(B) grids improve subject contrast by reducing the amount of scattered radiation ... There is ample evidence to support the use of grids for imaging thick, ..."

2. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"Large shares of wind power change the way grids are planned, developed and operated. Single onshore wind turbines are usually connected to the grid at low ..."

3. Electric Car Maintenance: Selected from the Electric Railway Journal by Walter Jackson (1914)
"R4 11 -A-24+9-A-18 = 42 grids total Ri to R2, 22 grids of 26511=2.00 ohms R2 to R3, 2 grids of 11 + 11 of 09 = 0.98 ohms R, to R4, 4 grids of 26509=0.30 ..."

4. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater by Michael C. Hirschi, F. William Simmons, Doug Peterson, Ed Giles (1998)
"Mike Sollars Soil testing with grids In Ohio, the Sollars' system is ... Sollars used to divide his farm into 10- to 20-acre grids and then test for ..."

5. Angola: Towards an Energy Strategy by International Energy Agency (2006)
"ENE also operates seven small isolated grids in the following provinces: Cabinda, ... Total combined installed capacity on these isolated grids is 65.8 MW, ..."

6. Cyclopedia of Applied Electricity: A General Reference Work on Direct by American Technical Society (1913)
"(2) Between the second motor and the resistance grids. (3) In the jumper or short-circuiting ... (5) In the jumper around the three lower resistance grids. ..."

7. Valves and Valve-gearing: A Practical Text-book for the Use of Engineers by Charles Hurst (1907)
"Valve grids.—The spacing of the grids for flexible valves is perhaps the only matter of design which needs comment. The object to be sought is to effect a ..."

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