"microgrid" meaning in All languages combined

See microgrid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microgrids [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + grid. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|grid}} micro- + grid Head templates: {{en-noun}} microgrid (plural microgrids)
  1. A very small grid.
    Sense id: en-microgrid-en-noun-8yHBGDWY
  2. A small power supply grid containing distributed generation of electricity.
    Sense id: en-microgrid-en-noun-fxc18vTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: multimicrogrid

Inflected forms

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