Egg-crate
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of egg crate. alt-of, alternative
"Often used with the studio is the egg-crate, which minimizes side spill and does make the beam a bit more controllable."
- 1 To put into egg crates.
- 2 To compartmentalize; to separate into isolated or self-contained groups, containers, or modules.
"We have found that with adequate internal egg-crating, no killing agent is needed, and providing that the light is set to go out about dawn no damage due to restlessness is caused to the moths inside."
- 3 To provide with a texture that is typical of an egg carton: either a lattice or having a pattern of regular depressions.
"This extension allows you to egg-crate any geometry."
- 4 To attach two surfaces together using multiple points of attachment in a lattice pattern, often in order to provide strength while minimizing weight.
"The hulls are four-compartment vessels with thwartships framing, longitudinally braced, with continuous engineroom girders, "egg-crated" into transverse floors."
- 5 To equip with an egg crate.
"Front- and backlights are egg-crated Chimera Lightbanks."
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- 6 To display multiple images on a single screen separated by sharp edges.
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More examples"We have found that with adequate internal egg-crating, no killing agent is needed, and providing that the light is set to go out about dawn no damage due to restlessness is caused to the moths inside."
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