Grating vs Crepitous - What's the difference?
grating | crepitous |
(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
abrasive; tending to annoy
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.
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.
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
English
(wikipedia grating)Adjective
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.