grating
grating¹
Definition
grat·ing (grāt′iŋ)
noun
- a framework of parallel or latticed bars set in a window, door, etc.
- parallel bars or crossbars, sometimes curved or patterned, in a framework set in a sidewalk, ship's hatchway, etc.
- diffraction grating
grating²
Definition
grat·ing (grāt′iŋ)
grat′·ingly adverb
grating
Synonyms
grating
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- nutmeg: You can also heat two cardamom pods in a cup of milk or add a grating of nutmeg for an alternative flavor.
Converse of object
- move: Our preliminary results indicate that cortical cells may be responding to temporal cues in flickering or moving gratings.
- use: The equivalent gap in the wavelength coverage depends on the grating used for the observation.
- have: Leaves and flower heads could easily block your drains if you have any gratings in the area.
Adjective modifier
- sinusoidal: In particular, diffraction of a wave from a thick sinusoidal grating or acoustic wave.
- low: Ian Kirkman has now taken delivery of a new low energy grating for beamline 1.1.
- little: One of my few minor qualms is that the vocals in the screamed passages can get a little grating on some tracks.
- high: The most recent results are shown below as graphs 14 and 15 for the low and high energy gratings respectively.
Modifies a noun
- monochromator: The scattered light is analyzed using a double grating monochromator followed by a single grating spectrometer.
- spectrometer: These devices work in a different manner to the more familiar grating spectrometer.
- noise: The fish shot off downstream with the line making worrying grating noises on the tree's branches.
- voice: The judge then said, in a sudden, grating voice: ` Get a new soul.
- setting: Measurement Type Notes Bad pixel mask Derived from data obtained February 2002 Flat field Taken using GCAL, immediately after changing the grating setting.
- sound: For some time there was no noise but the grating sound of the spades discharging their freight of mold and gravel.
Noun used with modifier
- diffraction: Question 5 A student finds an old, unmarked diffraction grating in a cupboard.
- echelle: The light exiting the echelle grating then enters a three lens objective where it is focussed onto a detector array.
- gully: Do not allow food scraps from the sink waste to build up over the gully grating.
- transmission: A total of 24 sources were observed with one or both transmission grating spectrometers, from which 19 gave a useful spectrum.
- iron: In dry weather the well will be seen to consist of a circular iron grating with water below.
- fiber: His interests in the fiber optic sensors field include fiber optic chemical sensors, and, in particular, fiber grating sensors.
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