sandpaper

sandpaper

1. (formerly) a strong paper coated with sand for smoothing and polishing

2. a common name for glasspaper

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Sandpaper

An abrasive paper, made by coating a heavy paper with a fine sand or other abrasive held in place with glue; used for polishing surfaces and finished work.

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sandpaper

[′san‚pā·pər]

(materials)

Paper with abrasive glued to the surface.

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sandpaper

A tough paper which is coated with an abrasive material such as silica, garnet, silicon carbide, or aluminum oxide; used for smoothing and polishing; graded by a grit numbering system according to which the highest grit numbers (360 to 600) are used for fine polishing, and the lowest grit numbers (16 to 40) are used for coarse smoothing. Alternatively, sandpaper may be designated by the “0 grade” system, according to which “very fine” includes grades from 10/0 to 6/0, “fine” from 5/0 to 3/0, “medium” 2/0, 1/0, ½ “coarse” 1, 1½, and 2, “very coarse” 2½, 3, 3½, and 4.

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