grating

grating has 10 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• p. pr. &. vb. n.. of Grate
• n.. A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
• n.. A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating.
• n.. The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats.
• a.. That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.
• n.. A harsh sound caused by attrition.
• n.. 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
• n.. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
• n.. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
• a.. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"