Canadian English Meaning of grating
grating
Other Canadian English words related to grating
- grotesque
- harsh
- jarring, grating
- loud
- acid
- garish
- gaudy
- repulsive
- tacky
- tawdry
- unaesthetic
- unpleasant
- Unpleasant
- artless
- bizarre
- Blaring
- clashing
- clumsy
- raw
- disagreeable
- discordant
- disharmonious
- dissonant
- flashy
- graceless
- gross
- inartistic
- inelegant
- inharmonious
- jangling
- jarring
- kinky
- obscene
- odd
- off-key
- outlandish
- ragged
- raspy
- raucous
- repugnant
- Rude
- shocking
- tasteless
- unartistic
- uncouth
- Uncultured
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- Unrefined
- vulgar
Nearest Words of grating
Definitions and Meaning of grating in English
grating (n)
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
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 (s)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
grating (p. pr. &. vb. n.)
of Grate
grating (n.)
A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
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.
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats.
A harsh sound caused by attrition.
A system of close equidistant parallel lines or bars, esp. lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition.
grating (a.)
That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.
FAQs About the word grating
grating
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air, a frame of iron bars to hold a fire, optical device consisting of a surface wi
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aesthetic,appealing,artful,artistic,attractive,beautiful,becoming,aesthetic,aesthetic,agreeable
gratinate => Gratinate, gratin => Gratin, gratifyingly => gratifyingly, gratifying => gratifying, gratify => gratify,
