eggcrating

eggcrating

1. present participle and gerund of eggcrate

eggcrating (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of egg-crating
   • 1996, Freshwater and Marine Aquarium - Volume 19, Issues 1-4, page 202:

     The next step is to cut a piece of plastic eggcrating to fit the bottom of the box.

   • 1988 January, Charles Plueddeman, “Regal Commodore 320: Are you ready for a forest of teak with Duoprop roots?”, in Boating, page 106:

     This “eggcrating” creates what Regal calls a “hull/deck monocoque, for strength and stiffness with light weight.

2. Alternative form of egg crate
   • 1968, Product Engineering - Volume 39, page 53:

     We molded housings of UL-approved polysulfone with eggcrating;

   • 1972, Journal of the American Concrete Institute - Volume 69, page 43:

     Cardboard slab forms cannot be reused except for the interior eggcrating.

   • 1994, Charles George Ramsey, Harold Reeve Sleeper, John Ray Hoke, Ramsey/Sleeper architectural graphic standards - Volume 9, page 501:

     After lighting is installed, the underside of the awning or canopy is finished with a "ceiling," normally a prismatic glass, eggcrating, or an open weave vinyl coated polyester or other translucent fabric in order to hide the hardware and maximize light reflection.