Ground (disambiguation)

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Ground

Ground may refer to:

The Earth's surface
Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth and serving as substrate for plant growth and micro-organisms development
Ground, 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):
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
Common ground, in communication, people sharing some common understanding
Coffee grounds, ground coffee beans
Socially grounded argument—in philosophy, arguments that take social conditions as their starting point
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
Ground term, in symbolic logic, a term with no variables
Ground surface, often on metals, created by various grinding operations
Football stadium
Ground (unit), a unit of area used in India
The Ground, a 2005 album by Norwegian jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen