Powder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaʊdɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaʊdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaʊdə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈaʊdɚ/.

Examples

pulverize the grains
She powdered her nose
The King wears a powdered wig

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pulverization pulverisation gunpowder pulverize powderise pulverise powderize

Parts of Speech

noun	a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
noun	a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
noun	any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust “pulverize the grains”
verb	apply powder to “She powdered her nose”

Word Forms

powdery	adjective	consisting of fine particles
powder	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
powderize	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
pulverize	verb	become powder or dust
pulverise	verb	become powder or dust
powder	noun	a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
pulverization	noun	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
pulverisation	noun	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
powderer	noun	someone who applies or scatters powder

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pulver

eine feste Substanz in Form winziger loser Partikel; ein Feststoff, der pulverisiert wurde

🇫🇷French

poudre

une substance solide sous forme de minuscules particules libres ; un solide qui a été pulvérisé

🇪🇸Spanish

polvo

una sustancia sólida en forma de pequeñas partículas sueltas; un sólido que ha sido pulverizado

🇮🇹Italian

polvere

una sostanza solida sotto forma di minuscole particelle sciolte; un solido che è stato polverizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

poeder

een vaste stof in de vorm van kleine losse deeltjes; een vaste stof die verpulverd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

pó

uma substância sólida na forma de minúsculas partículas soltas; um sólido que foi pulverizado

🇷🇺Russian

пудра

твердое вещество в виде мельчайших рыхлых частиц; твердое вещество, измельченное в порошок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाउडर

छोटे ढीले कणों के रूप में एक ठोस पदार्थ; एक ठोस जिसे चूर्णित किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পাউডার

ক্ষুদ্র আলগা কণা আকারে একটি কঠিন পদার্থ; একটি কঠিন যে pulverized করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூள்

சிறிய தளர்வான துகள்கள் வடிவில் ஒரு திடமான பொருள்; பொடியாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு திடப்பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడి

చిన్న వదులుగా ఉండే కణాల రూపంలో ఒక ఘన పదార్థం; పల్వరైజ్ చేయబడిన ఘన

🇮🇳Marathi

पावडर

लहान सैल कणांच्या स्वरूपात एक घन पदार्थ; पल्व्हराइज केलेले घन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાવડર

નાના છૂટક કણોના સ્વરૂપમાં ઘન પદાર્થ; એક નક્કર જે પલ્વરાઇઝ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಡಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಡಿಲ ಕಣಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಘನ ವಸ್ತು; ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿದ ಘನವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊടി

ചെറിയ അയഞ്ഞ കണങ്ങളുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ ഒരു ഖര പദാർത്ഥം; പൊടിച്ച ഒരു സോളിഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਊਡਰ

ਛੋਟੇ ਢਿੱਲੇ ਕਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਪਦਾਰਥ; ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਪਲਵਰਾਈਜ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاؤڈر

چھوٹے ڈھیلے ذرات کی شکل میں ایک ٹھوس مادہ؛ ایک ٹھوس جو pulverized کیا گیا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粉末

微小松散颗粒形式的固体物质；已粉碎的固体

🇯🇵Japanese

粉

小さなばらばらの粒子の形をした固体物質。粉砕された固体

🇰🇷Korean

가루

작은 느슨한 입자 형태의 고체 물질; 분쇄된 고체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bột

một chất rắn ở dạng các hạt nhỏ li ti; một chất rắn đã được nghiền thành bột

🇹🇭Thai

ผง

สารที่เป็นของแข็งในรูปของอนุภาคหลวมขนาดเล็ก ของแข็งที่ถูกแหลกเป็นชิ้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bubuk

zat padat berupa partikel-partikel kecil yang lepas; suatu benda padat yang telah dihaluskan

🇵🇭Filipino

pulbos

isang solidong sangkap sa anyo ng maliliit na maluwag na mga particle; isang solidong pinulbos

🇲🇾Malay

serbuk

bahan pepejal dalam bentuk zarah longgar kecil; pepejal yang telah dihancurkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسحوق

مادة صلبة على شكل جزيئات صغيرة فضفاضة. مادة صلبة تم سحقها

🇮🇷Persian

پودر

یک ماده جامد به شکل ذرات سست کوچک؛ جامدی که پودر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

toz

küçük gevşek parçacıklar biçiminde katı bir madde; toz haline getirilmiş bir katı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲבָקָה

חומר מוצק בצורת חלקיקים רופפים זעירים; מוצק שפורק

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