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Grating
Meaning
Adj
●
Harsh and unpleasant.
●
Abrasive;
tending
to annoy.
Noun
●
A
barrier
that has
parallel
or
crossed
bars
blocking
a
passage
but
admitting
air.
●
A
frame
of
iron
bars
to
hold
a fire.
●
The
loose
material
that
comes from
something being grated.
●
An
optical
system of
close
equidistant
and
parallel
lines
or
bars
, especially
lines
ruled on
a
polished
surface
, used for
producing
spectra
by diffraction.
●
In Nautical:
The strong
wooden
lattice
used to
cover
a
hatch
,
admitting
light
and
air
; also, a
movable
lattice
used for the
flooring
of boats.
●
The
sound
made by something that
grates
against something else.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of grate
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Irritating
Annoying
Jarring
Offputting
Nauseating
Infuriating
Irksome
Abrasive
Cloying
Waveguide
Disconcerting
Cheesy
Obnoxious
Distracting
Resonator
Dull
Beam
Aggravating
Diffraction
Exasperating
Slit
Antenna
Reflector
Bothersome
Unsettling
Scattering
Wavelength
Tiresome
Bending
Aperture
Monotone
Maddening
Plate
Fiber
Bland
Laser
Nasally
Cavity
Shrill
Optical
Absorber
Transducer
Coupler
Sensor
Specimen
Prism
Waveguides
Rotating
Plane
Resonant
Light
Coupling
Slicing
Polarizer
Tiring
Laser Beam
Light Source
Refractive Index
Photonic Crystal
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Rhymes
Rating
Dating
Mating
Stating
Baiting
Skating
Grating
Waiting
Creating
Vibrating
Lady-In-Waiting
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