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Grating
01
a covering with parallel or crossed bars, used to block a passage while allowing air or light to pass
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
gratings
Examples
The window was protected by a sturdy iron grating.
02
a frame of iron bars designed to hold a fire in a fireplace or furnace
Examples
He placed the logs carefully on the grating before lighting the fire.
03
an optical device with many parallel grooves that disperses a beam of light or other electromagnetic radiation into its component wavelengths to produce a spectrum
Examples
The physicist used a grating to study the light spectrum.
grating
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most grating
Comparative
more grating
gradable
domain
sound, perception, sensation
Examples
His grating laughter, a discordant symphony of annoyance, echoed through the room.
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