French Meaning of grating

grille

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Definitions and Meaning of grating in English

Wordnet

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

Wordnet

grating (s)

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Webster

grating (p. pr. &. vb. n.)

of Grate

Webster

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.

Webster

grating (a.)

That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.

FAQs About the word grating

grille

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