English Dictionary
◊ GRAND
grand
adj 1: impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand
manner" [syn: {expansive}]
2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
august lineage" [syn: {august}, {lordly}]
3: impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings" [syn: {heroic}]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
{thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad},
{G}, {thou}, {yard}]
2: a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually
supported by 3 legs [syn: {grand piano}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN GRIND?
GRIND
GRaphical INterpretive Display.
A graphics input language for the {PDP-9}.
["GRIND: A Language and Translator for Computer Graphics",
A.P. Conn, Dartmouth, June 1969].
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(1995-01-31)