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grating

[grey-ting] / ˈgreɪ tɪŋ /


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When these strips are positioned closer together than the wavelength of light, the grating can act like a near-perfect mirror while also holding the light inside a very small volume.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

This widens the gap with Grana Padano, a competitor with less stringent production rules, as well as other cheeses meant for grating.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"There's a grating that keeps getting covered in leaves and branches, it's never getting emptied so water comes over the top and just floods straight through."

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

The presence of the surly uncle, insufferable in-law, or grating girlfriend at the holiday table can make it hard to truly count one’s blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

There were no floodlights in the garden, no guards either—who'd steal vegetables?—and only a door with a grating over it, a door that was locked at night, led from the yard into the house.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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