Ground may refer to:

Geology

* Land, the surface of the Earth not covered by water * Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth

Electricity

Ground (electricity) In electrical engineering, ground or earth is a reference point in an electrical circuit from which voltages are measured, a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth. Electrical circuits may be conne ...

, 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

* Coffee grounds, ground up coffee beans * Ground tissue, one of the three types of tissue systems in a plant *

Ground term In mathematical logic, a ground term of a formal system is a term that does not contain any variables. Similarly, a ground formula is a formula that does not contain any variables. In first-order logic with identity, the sentence Q(a) \lor P(b) ...

, 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.

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