grid reference
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grid reference — noun A series of numbers and letters used to indicate the precise location of a place on a map • • • Main Entry: ↑grid … Useful english dictionary
Grid reference — A typical map displaying grid reference Grid references define locations on maps using Cartesian coordinates. Grid lines on maps define the coordinate system, and are numbered to provide a unique reference to features. Grid systems vary, but the… … Wikipedia
grid reference — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms grid reference : singular grid reference plural grid references a set of numbers and letters that shows a particular position on a map … English dictionary
Military grid reference system — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · … Wikipedia
British national grid reference system — The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude.The Ordnance Survey (OS) devised the national grid reference system, and it is… … Wikipedia
Irish grid reference system — The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). The Irish grid overlaps the British grid.UsageIn general, neither Ireland nor Great Britain… … Wikipedia
military grid reference system — karinio atramos koordinačių tinklo sistema statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Standartinio mastelio tinklo kvadratų sistema, turinti atskaitos tašką, kuri yra tiksliai ir nuosekliai išdėstyta žemėlapyje, kad būtų galima nurodyti vietą arba… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
grid — [grıd] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gridiron] 1.) a metal frame with bars across it →↑cattle grid 2.) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other and form squares ▪ Its streets were laid out in a grid pattern. 3.) a set of numbered lines… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grid — UK US /grɪd/ noun ► [C] a system of wires for supplying electricity across a large region, country, etc.: »The national grid is one of the world s largest utilities. ► [U] IT GRID COMPUTING(Cf. ↑grid computing) ► [C] a pattern or structur … Financial and business terms
grid — [ grıd ] noun count ** 1. ) a pattern of straight lines that cross each other to form squares: streets laid out on a grid pattern Each spreadsheet page is made up of a grid of columns and rows. a ) a pattern of straight lines that form squares on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
