Associations to the word «Grating»

GRATING, adjective. (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant

GRATING, adjective. Abrasive; tending to annoy

GRATING, noun. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

GRATING, noun. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.

GRATING, noun. The loose material that comes from something being grated.

GRATING, noun. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.

GRATING, noun. (nautical) (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.

GRATING, verb. Present participle of grate

GRATING, noun. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

GRATING, noun. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.

GRATING, noun. 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, adjective. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice".