noun Download 🔗Share A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air. Examples : "The basement windows were covered with heavy metal gratings to prevent break-ins. " architecture material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame of iron bars to hold a fire. Examples : "The old fireplace had sturdy gratings to hold the burning logs. " architecture material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The loose material that comes from something being grated. Examples : "Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk." material part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. Examples : "The science class used gratings to split sunlight into its different colors, creating a rainbow spectrum on the wall. " physics technology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats. Examples : "The sailors removed the heavy gratings from the deck to let fresh air into the ship's lower levels. " nautical part architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sound made by something that grates against something else. Examples : "The metal grating of the window against the frame was loud and annoying. " sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
