ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Egg-crate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Egg-crate is a verb meaning To put into egg crates.

Meaning

To put into egg crates.

To compartmentalize; to separate into isolated or self-contained groups, containers, or modules.
To provide with a texture that is typical of an egg carton: either a lattice or having a pattern of regular depressions.
(lighting) To equip with an egg crate.
To display multiple images on a single screen separated by sharp edges.
(lighting) Alternative form of egg crate.
To attach two surfaces together using multiple points of attachment in a lattice pattern, often in order to provide strength while minimizing weight.

This extension allows you to egg-crate any geometry.

I'm not talking about enough templates to egg-crate the car.

The inner bottom of the ship is "egg-crated" with transverse floors at every frame, and is enormously strong.

Parts that are egg-crated are placed in individual cells made of cardboard sheets, like egg packaging or Christmas ornament packaging.

Related dictionary entries include eggcrate, cradle, crib, hack, keeve, checkrow.

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