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Grating

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Noun

1. grate, grating

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

2. grate, grating

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

3. diffraction grating, grating

optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum

Adjective

4. grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Example Sentences:
'a gravelly voice'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Grating

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noun
1. Also called: grate
a framework of metal bars in the form of a grille set into a wall, pavement, etc, serving as a cover or guard but admitting air and sometimes light
2.  short for diffraction grating
adjective
1. 
(of sounds) harsh and rasping
2. 
annoying; irritating
noun
3. (often plural)
something produced by grating

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Grating

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noun
1. 
a framework of parallel or latticed bars set in a window, door, etc.
2. 
parallel bars or crossbars, sometimes curved or patterned, in a framework set in a sidewalk, ship's hatchway, etc.
3. 
diffraction grating
adjective
1. 
harsh and rasping
2. 
irritating or annoying

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Grating

see synonyms of grating
n.
1. A grill or network of bars set in a window or door or used as a partition; a grate.
2. A diffraction grating.

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