different between abrasive vs carborundum

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

Etymology

Blend of carbon +? corundum; originally a trade name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??b????nd?m/

Noun

carborundum (uncountable)

1. Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.
   • 1892, Nikola Tesla, Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency, Wildside Press LLC ?ISBN, page 73

     There is no doubt that such a button — properly prepared under great pressure — of carborundum, especially of powder of the best quality, will withstand the effect of the bombardment fully as well as anything we know.

   • 1976, M.R. Walter, Stromatolites, Elsevier ?ISBN, page 28

     This can most readily be done by use of carborundum marking. The procedure involves successive marking of the same mat with layers of carborundum at least twice.

   • 1995, Reg F. Chapman, Gerrit de Boer, Regulatory Mechanisms in Insect Feeding, Springer Science & Business Media ?ISBN, page 22

     At the same times, samples were taken to determine that the carborundum treatment did increase the amount of wear of the mandibles compared with insects on the diet without carborundum powder.

   • 2008, Gerald W. R. Ward, The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art, Oxford University Press ?ISBN, page 83

     Print made by combining carborundum—a carbon and silicon compound customarily used for polishing by abrasion—with synthetic resin or varnish (see also Prints, §III, 5).

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Carborundum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “carborundum”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

French

Noun

carborundum m (plural carborundums)

1. carborundum

Italian

Noun

carborundum m (invariable)

1. Carborundum