grid
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7.2
- noun
- /ɡrɪd/
- Specialized
:
rejilla de batería
- metal grid
Examples
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The metal grid gave way with a screech.
Fiction book (2000) -
Instead, the tubes are scattered across the top of the electrode grid and then etched away using standard lithographic techniques.
Academic text (2003) -
Primary applications include plastic molding, extrusion, heat-seal packaging, aluminum-zinc die casting, and the manufacture of metal grids used in automotive batteries.
Academic text (2002) -
Built in 1955, the dish consists of perforated aluminum panels with a grid size of about 1 centimeter—good enough for observations at wavelengths longer than 1 centimeter.
Academic text (1996) -
The battery's performance improved after replacing the damaged metal grid inside it.
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The technician explained how the grid supports the active materials in a storage battery.
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In the workshop, we used a new aluminum grid as part of the battery assembly process.
Synonyms
A metal plate with holes that conducts electricity and holds the battery material
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.9
A metal part inside a vacuum tube that controls the flow of electrons
- Specialized
A grid of straight lines used to check for wavy lines or missing areas in the centre of vision
- Specialized
A hard metal made from lead and a little antimony that forms the grids inside storage batteries
- Specialized
A pattern of crossing lines on a map or picture that helps find places by letters and numbers
- Specialized
A metal plate with holes that conducts electricity and holds the battery material
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grid comes from an old word for a metal grate or gridiron, a simple frame of bars. A battery grid is literally a metal frame with holes that holds the active material and carries current, so the name fits because it is a supporting metal frame that conducts electricity.