Look up: abrasive

1. abrasive
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-brā′siv Definitions: 1. Causing abrasion. 2. Any material used to produce abrasions. 3. A substance used in dentistry for abrading, grinding, or polishing.
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2. Abrasive
   A hard and wear-resistant material that is used to wear, grind or cut away other material.
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3. abrasive
   [adj] - causing abrasion 2. [n] - a substance that abrades or wears down
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4. Abrasive
   Any material suitable for grinding, polishing, scouring or cutting. e.g. diamond, corundum, sand, umpice.
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5. Abrasive
   A very hard, brittle, heat-resistant substance that is used to grind the edges or rough surfaces of an object. Boron carbide, diamond, and corundum are abrasives.Natural Abrasivessandstone, emery, corundum, diamondsArtificial Abrasivessilicon carbide, aluminium oxide
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6. abrasive
   A very hard, brittle, heat-resistant substance that is used to grind the edges or rough surfaces of an object. boron carbide, diamond, and corundum are abrasives.
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7. Abrasive
   A hard and wear-resistant material that is used to wear, grind or cut away other material.
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8. Abrasive
   A product that works by abrasion or scouring action
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9. abrasive
   abrasives include disc and band abrasives as well as tools made up of abrasive stones mounted on a tool holder (grinder) Category: Mechanical engineering
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10. Abrasive
    involves using abrasive tools, needle guns, discs and cones, all of which basically involve dressing back the surface of the stone. See stone cleaning.
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11. Abrasive
    Ab·ra'sive adjective Producing abrasion. Ure.
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12. abrasive
    1. Causing abrasion. ... 2. Any material used to produce abrasions. ... 3. A substance used in dentistry for abrading, grinding, or polishing. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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13. abrasive
    scratchy adjective causing abrasion
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14. abrasive
    abradant noun a substance that abrades or wears down
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15. abrasive
    (ә-bra´siv) causing abrasion. an agent that produces abrasion.
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16. Abrasive
    • (a.) Producing abrasion.
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17. abrasive
    sharp, hard material used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Included within the term are both natural and synthetic ... [8 related articles]
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18. abrasive
    abrasive 1. Causing abrasion. 2. A substance used for abrading, grinding, or polishing.
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19. Abrasive
    An abrasive is a material, often a mineral, that is used to shape or finish a workpiece through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. While finishing a material often means polishing it to gain a smooth, reflective surface it can also involve roughening as in satin, matte or...
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20. abrasive
    abrasive, material used to grind, smooth, cut, or polish another substance. Natural abrasives include sand, pumice, corundum, and ground quartz. Carborundum (silicon carbide) and alumina (aluminum oxide) are important synthetically produced abrasives. The hardest abrasives are natural or synthetic d...
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21. abrasive
    Substance used for cutting and polishing or for removing small amounts of the surface of hard materials. There are two types: natural and artificial abrasives, and their hardness is measured using the Mohs scale. Natural abrasives include quartz, sandstone, pumice, diamond, emery, and corundum; artificial abrasives include rouge, whiting, a...
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22. ABRASIVE
    Used for wearing away a surface by rubbing. Examples are powdered pumice, rottenstone, sandpaper, sandpaper, steel wool.
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23. ABRASIVE
    Used for wearing away a surface by rubbing. Examples are powdered pumice, rottenstone, sandpaper, sandpaper, steel wool.
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24. Abrasive
    A product that works by abrasion or scouring action
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25. Abrasive
    [album] Abrasive is the debut album by Puddle of Mudd, released in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. The album is extremely rare as it was only released with limited distribution. The band had said that if they ever get the chance, they would like to re-release this album. The tracks "Nobody Told ...
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