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grating, grate | a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air | |
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diffraction grating, 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 | |
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rough, rasping, grating, gravelly, raspy, scratchy | unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | |
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grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |