different between abrasive vs bortz

English

Etymology

abrase +? -ive

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?e?.s?v/, /??b?e?.z?v/

Adjective

abrasive (comparative more abrasive, superlative most abrasive)

1. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
2. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

   An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.

   Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

Derived terms

• abrasively
• abrasiveness

Translations

Noun

abrasive (plural abrasives)

1. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
2. (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

Related terms

• abrasion

Translations

References

French

Adjective

abrasive

1. feminine singular of abrasif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

abrasive

1. inflection of abrasiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

abrasive

1. feminine plural of abrasivo

Anagrams

• bavaresi, sbaverai

English

Alternative forms

• boart, bort

Noun

bortz (uncountable)

1. Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.
   • 1906 September, X-Rays and a Diamond Thief, Popular Mechanics, page 932,

     It is also noticeable that the black diamond, No. 20, a dull and lusterless substance, is as transparent to the X-rays as the brilliants, while the diamond bortz, No. 6, is much less transparent than either, though more so than the imitation, No 19.

   • 1939, Materials Engineering, Volume 10, page 358,

     These main categories of industrial diamonds, gem stones, bortz, and carbonados, are further subdivided into smaller classes. For instance, particularly fine bortz of a round form composed of crystals radiating from a common center are known as ballas.