eng: grating

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Meaning
means	(noun) a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air grating, grate
means	(noun) a frame of iron bars to hold a fire grating, grate
means	(noun) 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 grating, diffraction grating
means	(adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, grating, scratchy