Ground

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Ground may refer to:

Geology

  • Land, the solid terrestrial surface of the Earth
  • Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth

Electricity

  • Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured
  • Earthing system, part of an electrical installation that connects with the Earth's conductive surface
  • Ground and neutral, closely related terms

Law

  • Ground (often grounds), in law, a rational motive or basis for a belief, conviction, or action taken, such as a legal action or argument:
  • Grounds for divorce, regulations specifying the circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce

Music

  • Ground (album), the second album by the Nels Cline Trio
  • "Ground" (song), one of the songs in the debut album of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya
  • Ground bass, in music, a bass part that continually repeats, while the melody and harmony over it change
  • The Ground, a 2005 album by Norwegian jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen

Other

  • Ground (art), a base for the paint layers of a picture.
  • Coffee grounds, ground up coffee beans
  • Ground tissue, one of the three types of tissue systems in a plant
  • Ground term, in symbolic logic, a term with no variables
  • Ground (unit), a unit of area used in India
  • Ground (Dzogchen), the primordial state in Dzogchen
  • Ground surface, often on metals, created by various grinding operations
  • Ground (cricket), where cricket games are played, and also part of the playing area.

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Ground
  • All pages with titles containing Ground
  • Grounding (disambiguation)
  • Grounded (disambiguation)
  • Grounds (disambiguation)
  • Earth (disambiguation)
  • Grind (disambiguation),
  • Ground level (disambiguation)
  • Ground of Being (disambiguation)
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