Grading vs. Grating

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.
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 doGratingnoun
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.
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