grating
noun
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
gratings
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pluralof grating.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Traditional spectrometers work by splitting light into its component colors using prisms or gratings, then measuring the intensity of each wavelength.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
He looked through the door and was able to see a grating sitting on top of other gratings - leaving a void with the North Sea below it.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Earlier versions of such gratings, made from materials like silicon or gallium compounds, required thicknesses of several hundred nanometers to function effectively.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
The lamprey ladder at Bonneville is an elaborate chute system with smooth surfaces lamprey can attach to, rounded corners, no gratings and places to rest.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
At one end of the cove, an enormous pileup of wreckage from years of storms provided a steady supply of firewood: block and tackle, hatch gratings, spars, masts, lockers.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
