an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
"He carefully placed his finger on the fret to ensure he was hitting the exact note needed for that difficult chord."
Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
"Researchers measured the efficiency of Förster resonance energy transfer between the donor fluorophore and the acceptor molecule to confirm their hypothesis about protein folding dynamics."
An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.
A ferrule, a ring.
A channel, a strait; a fretum.
A channel or passage created by the sea.
A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.
Förster resonance energy transfer
In plain English: FRET is a technique scientists use to measure the distance between two molecules by observing how energy transfers between them.
"Scientists used fret to measure the distance between molecules."
cause annoyance in
"The constant noise from the construction site next door began to fret everyone living on the street."
carve a pattern into
"The artisan carefully frets intricate geometric patterns into the surface of the wooden box before applying the varnish."
decorate with an interlaced design
"The antique music box was beautifully fretted along its edges with delicate gold filigree."
Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
"She used a small leather strap to fret the loose end of her scarf securely around her wrist."
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
In plain English: To fret means to worry or feel anxious about something.
"The luthier carefully fitted a new fret onto the guitar's neck."