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Grading vs Grating - What's the difference?

grading | grating |

As verbs the difference between grading and grating

is that grading is present participle of lang=en while grating is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between grading and grating

is that grading is {{cx|math|lang=en}} gradation while grating is a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

As an adjective grating is

(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.

grading

English

Verb

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  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • gradation
  • Anagrams

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    grating

    Adjective

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  • (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

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