sandpaper.
Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
Meaning & usage
Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
A sheet of such paper.
I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
Where this word comes from
From sand + paper.
To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.
Where this word comes from
From sand + paper.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.