Ground

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Ground may refer to:

  • The surface of the Earth
  • Soil, a mixture of sand and organic material present on the surface of the Earth
  • Ground (electricity), in electrical engineering, something that is connected to the Earth or at the voltage defined as zero (in the U.S., called ground; in the UK, called earth)
  • In surveying, "ground" refers to a unit of land approximately equal to 223.2 square meters or 0.0551 acres. This unit is widely used in the Indian real estate parlance.
  • In philosophy, socially grounded arguments are those which take as their starting point social conditions
  • Ground bass, in music, a bass part that continually repeats, while the melody and harmony over it change
  • Ground tissue, one of the three types of tissue systems in a plant
  • Lace ground, the mesh surrounding the design
  • To punish a disobedient child by prohibiting them from leaving home and/or restricting other privileges for a specified time period
  • To prohibit a pilot or airplane from flying
  • In symbolic logic, a "ground term" is a term with no variables
  • A Football stadium
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