emery

em·er·y  (m-r, mr)

n.

A fine-grained impure corundum used for grinding and polishing.

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[Middle English, from Old French emeri, emeril, from Late Latin smericulum, from Greek smiris.]

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emery [ˈɛmərɪ]

n

(Earth Sciences / Minerals)

a.  a hard greyish-black mineral consisting of corundum with either magnetite or haematite: used as an abrasive and polishing agent, esp as a coating on paper, cloth, etc. Formula: Al₂O₃

b.  (as modifier) emery paper

[from Old French esmeril, ultimately from Greek smuris powder for rubbing]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emery - a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper) mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition corundom, corundum - very hard mineral used as an abrasive emery paper, sandpaper - stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand haematite, hematite - the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form magnetic iron-ore, magnetite - an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets

Translations

emery [ˈemərɪ]

A. N → esmeril m

B. CPD emery board N → lima f de uñas
emery cloth N → tela f de esmeril
emery paper N → papel m de esmeril

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emery

n → Schmirgel m

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emery:

emery board

n → Papiernagelfeile f

emery cloth

n → Schmirgelleinwand f

emery paper

n → Schmirgelpapier nt

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emery [ˈɛmərɪ] n → smeriglio

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emery

n emery [ˈeməri]

a very hard kind of mineral, used as a powder etc for polishing. skuursteen صَنْفَرَه، سُنْباذَج шмиргел smirek smergel der Schmirgel σμύριδα esmeril smirgel گرد سمباده smirgeli émeri שָׁמִיר לְשִׁיוּף एमरी, कुरंड sitnozrni korund csiszolópor batu amril smergill smeriglio 金剛砂 금강사(金剛砂) švitras smirģelis empelas amaril smergel szmergiel esmeril şmirghel наждак brúsny papier smirek šmirgla smärgel ผงแร่ที่ใช้สำหรับขัดพื้นผิวสิ่งต่าง ๆ zımpara 金剛砂 наждак, корунд بہت سخت قسم کا دھات جو رنگائی کے استعمال میں آتا ہے bột mài 金刚砂

emery board

a small flat strip of wood or card coated with emery powder and used for filing the fingernails. amarilbord وَرَق الصَّنْفَرَه/ الزُّجاج пила pilníček na nehty neglefil die Nagelfeile λίμα νυχιών lima de uñas küüneviil سوهان ناخن kynsiviila lime à ongles לוּח שִׁיוּף नाखुन चिकना करने के लिए इस्तेमाल में आने वाला rašpica körömreszelő (dörzspapírból) ampelas naglaþjöl lima per le unghie やすり (매니큐어용) 금강사 판지 dildė nagu vīlīte emeri nagelvijl neglefil pilnik (do paznokci) lixa pilă de unghii наждачная пилочка для ногтей pilník na nechty pilica (za nohte) turpija za nokte sandpappersfil, nagelfil ตะไบเล็บ zımparalı tırnak törpüsü (修指甲用的)金剛砂板 наждачна щіточка для нігтів ناخن گھسنے کا آلہ cái giũa móng tay （修指甲用的）金刚砂板