egg-crate

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egg-crate

verb egg-crates · egg-crating · egg-crated · egg crate · eggcrate

To put into egg crates.
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.
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.
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.
To equip with an egg crate. Front- and backlights are egg-crated Chimera Lightbanks.
To display multiple images on a single screen separated by sharp edges.

noun egg-crates · egg crate · eggcrate

alternative Alternative form of egg crate Often used with the studio is the egg-crate, which minimizes side spill and does make the beam a bit more controllable.

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@misc{egg_crate_2026,
  title = {egg-crate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egg-crate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}