rectangular grid

Rows and columns

A rectangular grid is a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines intersecting at right angles to form a matrix of cells.

Graph paper shows a rectangular grid.

City streets laid out in blocks follow a rectangular grid.

The term appears in mathematics, urban planning, and game design: The spreadsheet displays data in a rectangular grid.

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lined paper · spreadsheet · tiles · floor tiles · rows · columns · checkerboard · pixels · pixel art · mesh · coordinates · intersections · crossword · waffle · windowpane · prison bars · array · graph theory

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Opposites
geometric regularity

rectangular gridsprawl

Extend in disorderly fashion

shape basis

rectangular gridconcentric rings

Circles with same center

spiral pattern · honeycomb pattern

geometric structure

rectangular gridconcentric circles

Rings with shared midpoint

spiral · polar coordinates

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G