grating

Definition of grating:
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

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

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"


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