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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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
The particles then traveled through three diffraction gratings generated by ultraviolet laser beams.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
The material can expand by as much as 5%, allowing researchers to directly form optical structures such as microlenses and diffraction gratings on its surface.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 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
Soon after arriving in the deserted village Capricorn had had gratings fitted over the narrow niches where long-dead priests slept in their stone tombs.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
