Look up: Ground

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   Ground
   See earth.
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   ground
   [n] - a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) 2. [n] - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused 3. [n] - a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage) 4. [n] - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting 5. [v] - bring to the ground, as of vessels 6. [v] - hit or reach the ground 7. [v] - confine or restrict to the ground 8. [v] - place or out on the ground 9. [v] - throw (a football) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage 10. [v] - hit a groundball, in baseball 11. [v] - hit (a baseball) onto the ground 12. [v] - connect to a ground, of electrical connections for safety reasons 13. [v] - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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   Ground
   In electronics, a place (terminal) that has zero volts.
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   Ground
   The nominal voltage reference, often called GND, 0V or similar. Complex designs may have a number of separate 'Grounds' that are either isolated or joined at an Earth Star
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   Ground
   In electronics, this is a terminal which has no voltage, (known in the UK as 'earth'). Both names arrive from the fact that the eventual end point of the ground / earth channel in an electrical system (eg mains electricity) is a conductive metal spike which must be in contact with the earth, where any voltages are dissipated.
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   Ground
   An electrically neutral wire having the same potential as the surrounding earth. Provides a reference point for an electrical system. Half Duplex: Refers to a communications system or equipment capable of communications in both directions, but only one at a time
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   Ground
   A large conducting body, such as the earth or the steel frame of a building or the hull of a ship, used as a return path for electric currents and as an arbitrary zero reference point.
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   ground
   In art, the prepared surface of the canvas or panel on which a painter works. It is usually white paint (over which a warm tone such as Indian red is sometimes laid) or plaster (see gesso). In...
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   Ground
   is the background of a flag.
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    Ground
    Thin, protective coating that keeps acid from penetrating non-image areas of a plate.
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    Ground
    1. The electrical neutral line having the same potential as the surrounding earth. 2. The negative side of DC power supply. 3. Reference point for an electrical system.
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    ground
    the negative side of DC power supply Category: Electrical engineering and energy • Basic structure of net,by which the objects are joined. Category: Various industries and crafts
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    Ground
    Refers to electricity's habit of seeking the shortest route to earth. Neutral wires carry it there in all circuits. An additional grounding wire or the sheathing of the metal-clad cable or conduit protects against shock if the neutral leg is interrupted.
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    ground
    Base or background colour.
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    Ground
    Is where the material is broken down by wear against itself or some other harder material or surface.
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    Ground
    Ground (ground) noun [ Middle English ground , grund , Anglo-Saxon grund ; akin to Dutch grond , Old Saxon , G., Swedish , & Danish grund , Icelandic grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perhaps orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perhaps akin to English grind .] 1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, ...
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    Ground
    Ground (ground) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Grounded ; present participle & verbal noun Grounding .] 1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground. 2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. « Being rooted and grounded in love.&# ...
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    Ground
    Ground intransitive verb To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
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    Ground
    Ground imperfect & past participle of Grind . Ground cock , a cock, the plug of which is ground into its seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. Knight. -- Ground glass , glass the transparency of which has been destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding. -- Ground joint , a close joint made by grinding together two pi ...
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    ground
    1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. 'There was not a man to till the ground.' (Gen. Ii. 5) 'The fire ran along upon the ground.' (Ex. Ix. 23) Hence: ... A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. ... 2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A ...
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    ground
    noun a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); `they gained ground step by step`; `they fought to regain the lost ground`
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    ground
    verb instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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    ground
    verb place or put on the ground
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    ground
    verb hit or reach the ground
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    ground
    noun a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
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