transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrid ]
noun
Etymology: back-formation from gridiron
Date: 1839
1. : grating
2.
a.
(1) : a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
(2) : an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube
(3) : a network of conductors for distribution of electric power ; also : a network of radio or television stations
b. : a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map) ; also : something resembling such a network
a road grid
c. : gridiron 3 ; broadly : football
3. : the starting positions of cars on a racecourse
4. : a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composed