grating

grat·ing

 (grā′tĭng)

n.

1. A grill or network of bars set in a window or door or used as a partition; a grate.

2. A diffraction grating.

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grating

(ˈɡreɪtɪŋ)

n

1. (Building) Also called: grate a framework of metal bars in the form of a grille set into a wall, pavement, etc, serving as a cover or guard but admitting air and sometimes light

2. (General Physics) short for diffraction grating

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grating

(ˈɡreɪtɪŋ)

adj

1. (of sounds) harsh and rasping

2. annoying; irritating

n

(often plural) something produced by grating

ˈgratingly adv

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grat•ing¹

(ˈgreɪ tɪŋ)

n.

1. a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.

2. diffraction grating.

[1605–15]

grat•ing²

(ˈgreɪ tɪŋ)

adj.

1. irritating; abrasive: a grating personality.

2. (of sound) harsh; discordant.

[1555–65]

grat′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grating - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air grate barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement radiator grille, grille - grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
	2.	grating - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire grate framework - a structure supporting or containing something 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, stove, range - a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
	3.	grating - 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 diffraction grating echelon - a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset optical device - a device for producing or controlling light
Adj.	1.	grating - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" rasping, raspy, gravelly, scratchy, rough cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

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grating

¹

noun grille, grid, grate, lattice, trellis, gridiron an open grating in the sidewalk

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grating

²

adjective irritating, grinding, harsh, annoying, jarring, unpleasant, scraping, raucous, strident, squeaky, rasping, discordant, disagreeable, irksome I can't stand that grating voice of his.
pleasing, soft, musical, calming, soothing, agreeable, mellifluous

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grating

adjective

Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:

dry, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident.

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Translations

حاجِز مُشَبَّكذو صَرير، مُزْعِج

mřížovískřípavý

ristskurrende

Gitterunangenehm

rejarejilla

arinaristikkoritilä

grillagegrincant

járngrindskapraunandi

gratagrigliainferriata

režģis

raspendeskurrendesprinkler

ızgarakulak tırmalayıcı

刺耳的栅栏

grating

¹ [ˈgreɪtɪŋ] N (in wall, pavement) → reja f, enrejado m

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grating

² [ˈgreɪtɪŋ] ADJ [tone etc] → áspero

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grating

[ˈgreɪtɪŋ]

n (= iron bars) → grille f

adj [noise] → grinçant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grating

¹

n → Gitter nt

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grating

²

adj → kratzend; sound → quietschend; (= rasping) → knirschend; (on nerves) → auf die Nerven gehend; voice → schrill

n → Kratzen nt; (of rusty door) → Quietschen nt; (of teeth, feet on gravel) → Knirschen nt

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grating

¹ [ˈgreɪtɪŋ] n (in wall, pavement) → grata

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grating

² [ˈgreɪtɪŋ] adj (sound) → stridulo/a, stridente

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grating²

(ˈgreitiŋ) noun

a framework of iron etc bars. a grating in the road. roosterwerk, traliewerk حاجِز مُشَبَّك заграждане с решетка grade mřížoví das Gitter rist σχάραrejilla, enrejado trellid نرده آهنی ritilä grillage סורגים, סבכה झंझरी rešetka rács(ozat) kisi-kisi járngrind griglia 格子 쇠격자 grotos, grotelės režģis pengadang besi roosterrist, gitter, sprinklerkrata په سخو نيونه ( دكړكۍ ) دسيخوچوكاټ grade grilaj решётка mreža rešetka rešetke galler ตะแกรง ızgara 柵欄 ґрати, решітка لوہے کی چھڑوں کی جالی song cửa 栅栏

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