grids
Squares in rows
Grids are frameworks of intersecting lines forming regular squares or rectangles.
A grid organizes space—graph paper has a grid, city streets follow a grid pattern, and spreadsheets arrange data in grids.
The power grid is the network of electrical transmission lines.
In computing and design, grids structure layouts: The website uses a twelve-column grid.
Ordered configuration or agreement
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
cells · squares · format · composition · checkerboard · graph paper · spreadsheet · table
East-west angular distance
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- surveyingMeasuring and charting terrain
topography · GIS · projection · navigation · meridian · graticule · ordnance · reference
Underlying support system
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- meshInterlocking open weave
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
skeleton · template · infrastructure · crosshatch · network · trellis · grating · gridwork
Woven crisscross pattern
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- windowpaneSheet of glass
- graphVisual data display
crosshatch · squared · gingham · glen plaid · houndstooth · geometric · lined · ruled
Sending of information
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- blackoutComplete power loss
- distributionAllocation across recipients
utility · powerlines · load balancing · brownout · interconnection · megawatt · kilowatt · outage
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
spacing · cells · squares · format · composition · checkerboard · graph paper · spreadsheet · table · quadrant
longitude
East-west angular distance
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
surveying · topography · GIS · projection · navigation · meridian · graticule · ordnance · reference · geospatial
framework
Underlying support system
scaffold · skeleton · template · infrastructure · crosshatch · network · trellis · grating · gridwork · wireframe
plaid
Woven crisscross pattern
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- windowpaneSheet of glass
graph · crosshatch · squared · gingham · glen plaid · houndstooth · geometric · lined · ruled · quadrille
transmission
Sending of information
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- blackoutComplete power loss
distribution · utility · powerlines · load balancing · brownout · interconnection · megawatt · kilowatt · outage · microgrid
grill marks
Charred stripes from cooking
char · broiling · grate · hibachi · plancha · flat top · panini press · waffle iron · ridged
- design elementscolor, motif, shape, font choice, symmetry
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
- spatial skillsmental rotation, spatial awareness, spatial memory, depth perception, perspective taking
- design softwarePhotoshop, InDesign, Figma, GIMP, CorelDRAW
- geometric arttessellations, fractals, symmetry, spirals, geometric patterns
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
- power gridLinked transmission system
- griddle cakeFlat batter breakfast food
- grid failureElectrical network collapse
- the gridInterconnected power infrastructure
- grid paperPre-ruled square pattern sheets
grid, griddle, gridiron, gridded, gridding, smart grid, gridlike, power grid, off-the-grid