GRATING

Grating

A grating is any regularly spaced collection of essentially identical, parallel, elongated elements. Gratings usually consist of a single set of elongated elements, but can consist of two sets, in which case the second set is usually perpendicular to the first . When the two sets are perpendicular, this is also known as a grid or a mesh.

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grating

Noun

  1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
  2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
  3. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
    Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
  4. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
  5. The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.

Verb

grating

Adjective

grating

  1. (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
  2. abrasive; tending to annoy


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