English to English
adjective
- That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
source: WordNet 3.0
- a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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
source: WordNet 3.0
- A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
source: Webster 1913
- A harsh sound caused by attrition.
source: Webster 1913
- A system of close equidistant parallel lines or bars, esp. lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
A gravelly voice.
source: WordNet 3.0
