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Grating vs Crepitous - What's the difference?

grating | crepitous |

As adjectives the difference between grating and crepitous

is that grating is (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant while crepitous is grating, crackling or popping.

As a noun grating

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

As a verb grating

is .

grating

Adjective

(head)
  • (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
  • abrasive; tending to annoy
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
  • A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
  • The loose material that comes from something being grated.
  • Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
  • An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
  • (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
  • Synonyms

    * grill

    Verb

    (head)
  • crepitous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • grating, crackling or popping