Inagrid /ɪn ə grɪd/

noun
origin in-a-grid

Grid /ɡrɪd/

noun: grid; plural noun: grids

1. a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating. “the metal grids had been pulled across the foyer” synonyms: grating, mesh, gauze, grille, grillwork, lattice, framework, network, criss-cross “the castings were placed on to a metal grid”

2. a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles. “a grid of tree-lined streets” synonyms: matrix, network, reticulation, reticulum; More – a grid of regular squares on a map that are marked with numbers or letters to enable a place to be precisely located. – a pattern of lines marking the starting places on a motor-racing track. “the 20-year-old didn’t get the best of starts off the grid” – a field for American football; a gridiron.

3. a network of cables or pipes for distributing power, especially high-voltage transmission lines for electricity. “the reactor was connected to the grid in 1985”

COMPUTING a number of computers linked together via the Internet so that their combined power may be harnessed to work on difficult problems.

4. ELECTRONICS an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a thermionic valve or cathode ray tube, serving to control or modulate the flow of electrons.

verb: grid; 3rd person present: grids; past tense: gridded; past participle: gridded; gerund or present participle: gridding

1. put into or set out as a grid. “a core of gridded streets”