What does grating mean?
Definitions for grating
ˈgreɪ tɪŋgrat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
grate, gratingnoun
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
grate, gratingnoun
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
diffraction grating, gratingadjective
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
grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchyadjective
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
"a gravelly voice"
Wiktionary
gratingnoun
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
gratingnoun
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
gratingadjective
(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
Wikipedia
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 (as illustrated). When the two sets are perpendicular, this is also known as a wikt:grid (as in grid paper) or a mesh.
ChatGPT
grating
A grating is a framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically used as a partition, guard, cover, or to filter or disperse something such as light or sound. It is often made of metal, wood, or another sturdy material. In optics, a grating also refers to an optical component with a periodic structure that splits and diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions.
Webster Dictionary
Grating
of Grate
Gratingnoun
a partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent
Gratingnoun
a system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating
Gratingnoun
the strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats
Gratingadjective
that grates; making a harsh sound; harsh
Gratingnoun
a harsh sound caused by attrition
Etymology: [See Grate to rub harshy.]
Wikidata
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grating in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of grating in a Sentence
My dad would have us hand-grating potatoes really until our fingers would bleed.
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