grating
Noun
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A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air (synset 103459651)
is a type of: barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movementsubtypes: grille, radiator grille - grating that admits cooling air to car's radiatorsame as: grate
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A frame of iron bars to hold a fire (synset 103459480)
is a part of:
- furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range, stove - a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
same as: grate -
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 (synset 103199222)is a type of: optical device - a device for producing or controlling lightsubtypes: echelon - a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offsetsame as: diffraction grating
Adjective
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Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound (synset 300300342)
"a gravelly voice"similar to: cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound
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