egg crate meaning: definition, quotations

egg-crate

verbalso spelled egg-crate

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.1957, James William Tutt, The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation:
Parts that are egg-crated are placed in individual cells made of cardboard sheets, like egg packaging or Christmas ornament packaging.1994, Manufacturing Review, page 230:

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I'm not talking about enough templates to egg-crate the car.2000 June, “Aero Matching”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 177, number 6, page 106:
When we examine model cyberschools, however, we find that despite their innovations in technology and space utilization, they still rely on age-grading, (virtual) egg-crating, predetermined curriculum, and standardized tests.2015, Leonard J. Waks, Education 2.0, →ISBN:

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.2015, Alexander Schreyer, Architectural Design with SketchUp, →ISBN, page 137:

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.1950, Pacific Fisherman - Volume 48, page 49:
The inner bottom of the ship is "egg-crated" with transverse floors at every frame, and is enormously strong.1959, Discovery: A Magazine of Scientific Progress - Volume 20, page 467:

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While most builders assemble a bottom-support system using plywood stringers and floors egg-crated together, then glassed into the hull, Thunderbird has switched to a molded-fiberglass grid for most of its FASTECH hulls.1998 September, Mike Smith, “Officer Material: What it Takes to Make the Grade”, in Boating, volume 71, number 9, page 99:
Egg-crating can also be used to support metal molds where the thickness of the metal has been reduced to improve weight savings and costs.2006, A. Brent Strong, Plastics: Materials and Processing, →ISBN, page 712:
But three boards cannot be “egg-crated” together without cutting some conductors, thereby necessitating pigtail or wire bond connections.118, Robert C. Hansen, Robert E. Collin, Small Antenna Handbook, →ISBN, page 2011:

To equip with an egg crate.

Front- and backlights are egg-crated Chimera Lightbanks.2007, American Cinematographer - Volume 88, Issues 1-5, page 67:

To display multiple images on a single screen separated by sharp edges.

egg crate

noun

8 senses

1A crate used for transporting eggs.
2An egg carton; A specialized container for eggs which…
3A device for restricting the spread of light that fits…
4A self-contained class that has no collaboration or…
5A foam pad with multiple indentations giving it a…
6A surface or insert that has regularly spaced holes or…
7A grid-like support structure or scaffolding.
8A style of open roof that consists of horizontal…

A crate used for transporting eggs.

I can recall many an evening sitting in the store with the store manager and perhaps also with the wife of a farmer until midnight when the saloon closed, waiting for the men to stop by for their cream cans, egg crates and wives.2013, Carleton Opgaard, From Country School to College President, →ISBN, page 15:

An egg carton; A specialized container for eggs which has multiple indentations for holding individual eggs.

Place the plaque of conical molds, pointed side down, onto clean, empty, cardboard egg crates to support the molds so that they stand perfectly vertical.2009, Robert Wemischner, The Dessert Architect, →ISBN, page 275:

A device for restricting the spread of light that fits into the softbox of a diffuser panel.

Happily this situation can be helped to a great extent by the use of grids called egg crates, which prevent the light from spreading too broadly.2012, Kris Malkiewicz, Film Lighting, →ISBN:
Fabric grids or egg crates, such as those made by Lighttools, work much the same way for different sizes of softboxes. These egg crates restrict the direction of the light and how much it spreads across the entire surface of the softbox or subject.2013, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, →ISBN:

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Egg crates are for use with softboxes. They fit into the front of the softbox over the diffuser panel. Their job is similar to that of the honeycomb grid, in that they are there to help restrict the spread of the light, giving you more directional control and less spill, whilst still maintaining a soft light.2013, Christian Hough, Studio Photography and Lighting: Art and Techniques, →ISBN, page 1-47:

Education A self-contained class that has no collaboration or interaction with any other class, and which is the sole responsibility of a single teacher.

Classrooms became larger, but the egg crate design was maintained.1976, Richard D. Fish, Bradley M. Loomer, Elementary Open-space Schools:
Much like teachers are sometimes described as working in their separate little egg crates, school administrators can also be very isolated from one another.2009, Identifying the Needs of Beginning Elementary School, →ISBN, page 1:

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Lortie coined the phrase "egg crate school," which refers to a type of organization wherein "each teacher was assigned specific areas of responsibility and was expected to teach students the stipulated knowledge and skills without assistance from others."2003, Gail Bush, The School Buddy System: The Practice of Collaboration, →ISBN, page 20:
Egg crates are a much less satisfactory model for schools.2013, William Powell, Ochan Kusuma-Powell, Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher, →ISBN, page 152:

A foam pad with multiple indentations giving it a texture similar to that of an egg carton.

Typically, egg crates are covered with waterproof pads and then sheets.2012, Seth B. Goldsmith, Understanding Health Care Management, →ISBN, page 87:
We were able to find some foam egg crates that would make her a bit more comfortable.2012, Joshua Bonilla, Samantha Ondyak, Olivia Smith, Sky of Dust: The Last Weapon, →ISBN, page 10:

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This suite left a lasting impression on me due to the egg crates (foam mattresses) on the beds.2014, Gene Shirley Richey, Dancing My Way Through Hell!, →ISBN, page 80:

A surface or insert that has regularly spaced holes or indentations.

As you can see from the test reports, in the lower frequency ranges in particular, egg crates offer little value for absorption.2005, Ken A. Priebe, Home Recording Studio: Build It Like the Pros, →ISBN, page 282:
Ask most people what soundproofing is and they'll describe foam tiles, egg crates, or other treatments on the walls.2012, Jay Rose, Audio Postproduction for Film and Video, →ISBN:

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In lieu of volume extractors that protrude into the main duct airflow, use flow straighteners (honeycomb grids or “egg crates”) in the necks of short-length take-offs that lead directly to terminal devices.2015, Michael Ermann, Architectural Acoustics Illustrated, →ISBN, page 236:

A grid-like support structure or scaffolding.

A style of open roof that consists of horizontal supports in a grid pattern.

Exterior shading devices can be either horizontal, vertical, or a combination of horizontal and vertical called “egg crates.”2013, Mark DeKay, G. Z. Brown, Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, →ISBN, page 248: