eggcrate

eggcrate
/eg"krayt'/, adj.
of or resembling a horizontal construction divided by vertical partitions into cell-like areas, used esp. for directing downward rays of overhead light: eggcrate ceiling fixtures.
Also, egg-crate.
[EGG1 + CRATE]

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