Grading vs. Grating

Grading vs. Grating — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Grading and Grating

Gradingnoun

A rank or grade.

Gratingadjective

(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.

Gradingnoun

(math) Gradation.

Gratingadjective

Abrasive; tending to annoy.

Gradingnoun

the act of arranging in a graduated series

Gratingnoun

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

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Gradingnoun

changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

Gratingnoun

A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.

Gradingnoun

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score;

what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do

Gratingnoun

The loose material that comes from something being grated.

Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.

Gratingnoun

An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.

Gratingnoun

The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.

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Gratingnoun

The sound made by something that grates against something else.

Gratingnoun

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

Gratingnoun

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

Gratingnoun

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

Gratingadjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;

a gravelly voice