egg-crated
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egg-crated
verb
- simple past and past participle of egg-crate
adjective
- Having a texture with regular indentations similar to that of an egg carton or regular holes in a grid pattern; corrugated or latticed. No need for heat-shrink sleeves; egg-crated cavities in the housing give you the insulation you need.
- Compartmentalized; separated into isolated compartments or components. My goal is to supply the design professional with criteria for decision making in every key area that comprises today's office, whether egg-crated or open plan.
- Having multiple points of attachment in a lattice-like pattern. The hull is built on a conventional transverse framing system except for the inner bottom which is "egg crated" below the reactor compartment, located amidships between two upright partitions made of heavy steel.
- Arranged in a grid pattern; Interleaved. Using longer egg-crated (interleaved) mirror strips and a large multielement base plate allows fewer piece-parts and provides an integral structural design which helps the panel overall performance, by minimizing the need for added structure in larger panels.
adverb
- In separate compartments. Loose projectiles of not less than 4% inches in diameter are usually shipped egg-crated.
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@misc{egg_crated_2026,
title = {egg-crated},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egg-crated},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
