grid
Lines crossing lines
A grid is a network of lines crossing at regular intervals, forming a pattern of squares or rectangles.
City streets may follow a grid.
An electrical grid distributes power across a region.
A grid can be any systematic framework: The search party divided the area into a grid.
In computing and gaming, grids organize space into discrete cells for navigation or display.
Patterned in squares
- plaidWoven crisscross pattern
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- ginghamChecked plain-weave cotton
- squaresFour-sided equal figures
lines · crosshatch · lattice · mesh · graph paper · coordinate · intersecting · perpendicular
Interlocking open weave
- finite elementNumerical method using subdivisions
- nodesPoints of connection
- simulationImitation of real processes
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
solver · refinement · convergence · boundary · domain · numerical · CAD · structured
Side-by-side sequences
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- cellsBasic biological units
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
table · alignment · spacing · arrangement · organize · responsive · CSS · flexbox
Energy transfer rate
- blackoutComplete power loss
- outageLoss of electrical service
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
substation · transmission · distribution · load · capacity · renewable · solar · wind
Public urban roadway
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- cityLarge populated area
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
- downtownCentral business district
intersection · avenue · boulevard · rectangular · planned · zoning · neighborhood · district
Winged buzzing pests
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- battensThin fastening strips
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
catwalk · spots · borders · legs · electrics · counterweight · winch · scenery
Of x-y coordinate geometry
- axisRotation reference line
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
latitude · navigation · plotting · locator · quadrant · origin · ordnance · survey
Field sport with goals
- fieldArea of specialty
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- yardLinear measure or grounds
end zone · hashmarks · turf · NFL · scrimmage · formation · pigskin
Divided and given out
- clusterGathered group nearby
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- processingSystematic operation on data
- nodesPoints of connection
server · cloud · supercomputer · SETI · middleware · scheduling · resource · workload
checkered
Patterned in squares
squares · lines · crosshatch · lattice · mesh · graph paper · coordinate · intersecting · perpendicular · uniform
mesh
Interlocking open weave
- finite elementNumerical method using subdivisions
- nodesPoints of connection
- simulationImitation of real processes
modeling · solver · refinement · convergence · boundary · domain · numerical · CAD · structured · unstructured
rows
Side-by-side sequences
spreadsheet · table · alignment · spacing · arrangement · organize · responsive · CSS · flexbox · gallery
power
Energy transfer rate
transformer · substation · transmission · distribution · load · capacity · renewable · solar · wind · hydroelectric
street
Public urban roadway
downtown · intersection · avenue · boulevard · rectangular · planned · zoning · neighborhood · district · layout
flies
Winged buzzing pests
pipes · catwalk · spots · borders · legs · electrics · counterweight · winch · scenery · backdrop
Cartesian
Of x-y coordinate geometry
- axisRotation reference line
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
longitude · latitude · navigation · plotting · locator · quadrant · origin · ordnance · survey · alphanumeric
football
Field sport with goals
yard · end zone · hashmarks · turf · NFL · scrimmage · formation · pigskin
distributed
Divided and given out
- clusterGathered group nearby
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- processingSystematic operation on data
nodes · server · cloud · supercomputer · SETI · middleware · scheduling · resource · workload · high-performance
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- geography termsmap, atlas, globe, compass, coordinates
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- arrangementsarrangement, orchestration, arranged, array, configuration
- charts & graphsbar chart, pie chart, line graph, scatter plot, histogram
- crossword puzzleclues, squares, blanks, answers, letters
gridchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · randomness · asymmetry · jumble · disarray
gridoff-grid
Without utility connections
isolation · disconnection · autonomy · independence · self-sufficiency
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
- power gridLinked transmission system
- grid failureElectrical network collapse
- the gridInterconnected power infrastructure
- grid paperPre-ruled square pattern sheets
- off gridIndependent of utilities
gridlock, grids, gridiron, gridded, gridding, smart grid, off-grid, gridlike, power grid