Sandpaper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand

rub with sandpaper

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈændpeɪpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈandpeɪpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈandpeɪpə/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈændpeɪpɚ/.

Examples

sandpaper the wooden surface

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sand emery paper

Parts of Speech

noun	stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
verb	rub with sandpaper “sandpaper the wooden surface”

Word Forms

sandpapery	adjective	having the abrasive texture of sandpaper
sandpaper	verb	rub with sandpaper
sandpaper	noun	stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
sander	noun	a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sandpapier

steifes Papier, beschichtet mit Schmirgelpulver oder Sand

🇫🇷French

papier de verre

papier rigide enduit d'émeri en poudre ou de sable

🇪🇸Spanish

papel de lija

papel rígido recubierto con esmeril o arena en polvo

🇮🇹Italian

carta vetrata

carta rigida rivestita con smeriglio in polvere o sabbia

🇳🇱Dutch

schuurpapier

stijf papier bedekt met schuurpoeder of zand

🇵🇹Portuguese

lixa

papel rígido revestido com esmeril em pó ou areia

🇷🇺Russian

наждачная бумага

жесткая бумага, покрытая наждаком или песком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेगमाल

पाउडरयुक्त एमरी या रेत से लेपित कठोर कागज

🇧🇩Bengali

স্যান্ডপেপার

গুঁড়ো এমরি বা বালি দিয়ে প্রলিপ্ত শক্ত কাগজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மணர்த்துகள்கள் கொண்ட காகிதம்

தூள் எமரி அல்லது மணல் பூசப்பட்ட கடினமான காகிதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇసుక అట్ట

పొడి ఎమెరీ లేదా ఇసుకతో పూసిన గట్టి కాగితం

🇮🇳Marathi

सँडपेपर

पावडर एमरी किंवा वाळू सह लेपित ताठ कागद

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેન્ડપેપર

પાઉડર એમરી અથવા રેતી સાથે કોટેડ સખત કાગળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಳು ಕಾಗದ

ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿದ ಎಮೆರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮರಳಿನಿಂದ ಲೇಪಿತವಾದ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಕಾಗದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാൻഡ്പേപ്പർ

പൊടിച്ച എമറി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മണൽ കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞ കടുപ്പമുള്ള പേപ്പർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੈਂਡਪੇਪਰ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਕਾਗਜ਼ ਪਾਊਡਰ ਐਮਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਰੇਤ ਨਾਲ ਲੇਪਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سینڈ پیپر

پاؤڈر ایمری یا ریت کے ساتھ لیپت سخت کاغذ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砂纸

涂有金刚砂粉或沙子的硬纸

🇯🇵Japanese

サンドペーパー

粉ヤメまたは砂をコーティングした硬い紙

🇰🇷Korean

사포

가루로 만든 에머리나 모래로 코팅된 뻣뻣한 종이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giấy nhám

giấy cứng phủ bột nhám hoặc cát

🇹🇭Thai

กระดาษทราย

กระดาษแข็งเคลือบด้วยผงทรายหรือทราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ampelas

kertas kaku dilapisi dengan bubuk ampelas atau pasir

🇵🇭Filipino

papel de liha

matigas na papel na pinahiran ng powdered emery o buhangin

🇲🇾Malay

kertas pasir

kertas kaku disalut dengan serbuk ampelas atau pasir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ورق زجاج

ورق صلب مطلي بمسحوق الصنفرة أو الرمل

🇮🇷Persian

کاغذ سنباده

کاغذ سفت پوشیده شده با سنباده پودر شده یا ماسه

🇹🇷Turkish

zımpara kağıdı

toz zımpara veya kumla kaplanmış sert kağıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְיַר זְכוּכִית

נייר נוקשה מצופה באבקת אמרי או חול

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The primary meaning of 'sandpaper' is 'stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand'.

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Using 'sandpaper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sandpaper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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