Abrasive; tending to annoy.
Harsh and unpleasant.
An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
The sound made by something that grates against something else.
The loose material that comes from something being grated.
dulled or intentionally blunt.
out of focus; blurry.
To sharpen (an image) by creating a blurred ("unsharp") negative as a mask, and then combining that mask with the original.