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Definition of Grounded
1. Adjective. (electricity) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed. ¹
2. Adjective. (aviation of an airman) Not allowed to fly. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: of a teenager, etc.) Confined to one's room, typically by a parent, as a punishment. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: of a person) Mature, sensible with well-considered priorities. ¹
5. Verb. (past of ground) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grounded
1. ground [v] - See also: ground
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grounded
Literary usage of Grounded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The functions of the grounded wire are subdivided into at least four categories:
First, the vertical grounded wire; second, the lightning rod extending ..."
2. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Elec W 61:227 Fl '13 High-tension distribution by one-wire grounded system. ...
FV Magal- haes. diag Elec W 61:1372 Je 21 '13 Present status of grounded ..."
3. Principles of political economy with some of their applications to social by John Stuart Mill (1852)
"CHAPTER X. OF INTERFERENCES OF GOVERNMENT grounded ON ERRONEOUS THEORIES. § 1.
FROM the necessary functions of government, and the effects produced on the ..."