glasspaper

(ˈɡlɑːsˌpeɪpə)

(Mechanical Engineering) strong paper coated with powdered glass or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing

(Mechanical Engineering) to smooth or polish with glasspaper

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glasspaper

Past participle: glasspapered
Gerund: glasspapering

Imperative
glasspaper
glasspaper

Present
I glasspaper
you glasspaper
he/she/it glasspapers
we glasspaper
you glasspaper
they glasspaper

Preterite
I glasspapered
you glasspapered
he/she/it glasspapered
we glasspapered
you glasspapered
they glasspapered

Present Continuous
I am glasspapering
you are glasspapering
he/she/it is glasspapering
we are glasspapering
you are glasspapering
they are glasspapering

Present Perfect
I have glasspapered
you have glasspapered
he/she/it has glasspapered
we have glasspapered
you have glasspapered
they have glasspapered

Past Continuous
I was glasspapering
you were glasspapering
he/she/it was glasspapering
we were glasspapering
you were glasspapering
they were glasspapering

Past Perfect
I had glasspapered
you had glasspapered
he/she/it had glasspapered
we had glasspapered
you had glasspapered
they had glasspapered

Future
I will glasspaper
you will glasspaper
he/she/it will glasspaper
we will glasspaper
you will glasspaper
they will glasspaper

Future Perfect
I will have glasspapered
you will have glasspapered
he/she/it will have glasspapered
we will have glasspapered
you will have glasspapered
they will have glasspapered

Future Continuous
I will be glasspapering
you will be glasspapering
he/she/it will be glasspapering
we will be glasspapering
you will be glasspapering
they will be glasspapering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been glasspapering
you have been glasspapering
he/she/it has been glasspapering
we have been glasspapering
you have been glasspapering
they have been glasspapering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been glasspapering
you will have been glasspapering
he/she/it will have been glasspapering
we will have been glasspapering
you will have been glasspapering
they will have been glasspapering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been glasspapering
you had been glasspapering
he/she/it had been glasspapering
we had been glasspapering
you had been glasspapering
they had been glasspapering

Conditional
I would glasspaper
you would glasspaper
he/she/it would glasspaper
we would glasspaper
you would glasspaper
they would glasspaper

Past Conditional
I would have glasspapered
you would have glasspapered
he/she/it would have glasspapered
we would have glasspapered
you would have glasspapered
they would have glasspapered

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Translations

glasspaper

[ˈglɑːsˌpeɪpəʳ] N (Brit) → papel m de vidrio

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