grating - Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Synonyms

• diffraction grating
• grating

More generic

• optical device

More specific

• echelon

Noun

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

Synonyms

• grate
• grating

More generic

• frame
• framework

Related

• cooking stove
• furnace
• kitchen range
• kitchen stove
• range
• stove

Noun

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

Synonyms

• grate
• grating

More generic

• barrier

More specific

• grille
• radiator grille

Adjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Synonyms

• grating
• gravelly
• rasping
• raspy
• rough
• scratchy

Related

• cacophonic
• cacophonous

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