grid

«grid» in Mova's school dictionary: a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a grid, grids)

meaning for a pupil

1) A grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares. tree →

2) (maths) A grid is used for maps, graphs and coordinates to find a place by numbers or letters. tree →

3) The grid (or national grid) is the network of wires that brings electricity to homes. tree →

4) A grid is a metal frame of bars, such as over a drain. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons grids help with multiplication (grid method), coordinates, area by counting squares and arrays. In geography map grids locate places. Phrases: «grid reference», «on the grid», «off the grid», «the grid method».

examples

• Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid. tree →
• Count the squares on the grid to find the area. tree →
• The map grid helps us find the castle. tree →
• Use the grid method to multiply 23 × 4. tree →
• The cabin is off the grid with no electricity. tree →
• A 5 by 6 grid has how many squares? tree →

note

Countable. Coordinates on a grid: go across first, then up («along the corridor, up the stairs»). A grid of r rows and c columns has r × c squares. «Off the grid» means not connected to public power.

In the corpora

• The Indus cities had straight streets in a grid and houses of baked bricks all of the same size.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.