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grating
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noun
(= grate)
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
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adjective
(= gravelly)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
a gravelly voice
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noun
(= grate)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
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noun
(= diffraction grating)
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
lobe
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noun
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
ear lobe
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noun
the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
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noun
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
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noun
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided