
1) Decorative art 2) Industrial process 3) Shining 4) Work
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- (of surfaces) make shine
- make shiny
- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
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Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or using a chemical action, leaving a surface with a significant specular reflection (still limited by the index of refraction of the material according to the Fresnel equations.) In some materials (such as metals, glasses, black or transparent stones) polishing is also ...
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[metalworking] Polishing and buffing are finishing processes for smoothing a workpiece`s surface using an abrasive and a work wheel or a leather strop. Technically polishing refers to processes that use an abrasive that is glued to the work wheel, while buffing uses a loose abrasive applied to the work wheel. Polishing is a more aggressive ...
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• a. & n. from Polish. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Polish
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(from the article `flatware`) After the pieces have been electroplated, their surfaces are dull and require polishing. Hand polishing is performed by holding the articles upon ... All these pieces might be finished with a fire polish by returning them to the furnace, but many mold-pressed glasses were, in fact, given a rotary ... Whe...
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a dental procedure that removes stain, plaque and acquired pellicle by using an abrasive polishing paste in a rubber cup attached to a slow-speed handpiece.
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From Polish. Polishing iron, an iron burnisher; especially, a small smoothing iron used in laundries. Polishing slate. A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals. A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate. Polishing snake, a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones. Polishing wheel, a whee...
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(pol´ish-ing) creation of a smooth and glossy finish on a surface, as of a tooth or denture.
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Pol'ish·ing adjective & noun from Polish . Polishing iron , an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries. -- Polishing slate . (a) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals
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Originally by rotating cork wheels or brushes, using progressively finer abrasive pastes and powders (see also Acid-polishing)
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ish-ing Definitions: 1. In dentistry, the act or process of making a restoration smooth and glossy.
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Producing a specularly reflecting surface.
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Producing a specularly reflecting surface.
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