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). See:
  • Earthing system
  • Ground (electricity)
  • Ground and neutral
• 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.
• Ground (often grounds), in law, a rational motive, basis for a belief or conviction, for an action taken, such as a legal action or argument; reason or cause: (sued for divorce on the ground of adultery) (listed alcoholism and adultery as the grounds for divorce) (grounds for dismissal)
• 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 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, such as the national ground stop on September 11, 2001 in the United States.
• In symbolic logic, a "ground term" is a term with no variables
• A Football stadium

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