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  2. Grating - Wikipedia

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    The grating profile is the function of the reflectance or transmittance perpendicular to the lines. This function is generally a square wave, in that every transition between lines is abrupt. A grating can be defined by six parameters: Spatial frequency is the number of cycles occupying a particular distance (e.g. 10 line pairs per millimeter ...

  3. Guttural - Wikipedia

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    The word guttural literally means 'of the throat' (from Latin guttur, meaning throat), and was first used by phoneticians to describe the Hebrew glottal (א) and (ה), uvular (ח), and pharyngeal (ע). [4] The term is commonly used non-technically by English speakers to refer to sounds that subjectively appear harsh or grating.

  4. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.In Canada and Australia, some of the American terms listed are widespread; however, in some cases, another usage is preferred.

  5. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    grism, from grating and prism; guesstimate, from guess and estimate; Henipavirus, from Hendra virus and Nipah virus; hermaphrodite, from Hermes and Aphrodite; lavacicle, from lava and icicle; lidar, from light and radar; mafic, from magnesium and ferric; melatonin, from melanin and serotonin; memristor, from memory and transistor

  6. Diffraction grating - Wikipedia

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    A blazed diffraction grating reflecting only the green portion of the spectrum from a room's fluorescent lighting. For a diffraction grating, the relationship between the grating spacing (i.e., the distance between adjacent grating grooves or slits), the angle of the wave (light) incidence to the grating, and the diffracted wave from the grating is known as the grating equation.

  7. Grater - Wikipedia

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    Box grater with a vegetable slicing surface (top) and grating surface (front) displayed. A grater, also known as a shredder, is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces. They come in several shapes and sizes, with box graters being the most common. [1] Other styles include paddles, microplane/rasp graters, and rotary drum graters ...

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: CO. BI. LO. SY. WE. BA. GR (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Thursday, February 13, 2025, is GREETINGS.

  9. Crepitus - Wikipedia

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    Crepitus is "a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone". Various types of crepitus that can be heard in joint pathologies are: Bone crepitus: This can be heard when two fragments of a fracture are moved against each other.