different between gypsum vs sheetrock

English

Alternative forms

• gypse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek ????? (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?d??ps?m/

Noun

gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa)

1. A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

Related terms

• gypsobelum
• gypsobioside
• gypsophila, gyp
• gypsotrioside

Translations

Further reading

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

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??yp.sum/, [???ps????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??ip.sum/, [?d??ipsum]

Noun

gypsum n (genitive gyps?); second declension

1. gypsum
2. a plaster figure

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

References

• gypsum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gypsum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gypsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• gypsum in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[2]

English

Etymology

A proprietary name (originally, and also, Sheetrock); from sheet +? rock.

Noun

sheetrock (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:drywall

See also

• cement board
• gypsum plaster
• lath
• plaster

Verb

sheetrock (third-person singular simple present sheetrocks, present participle sheetrocking, simple past and past participle sheetrocked)

1. To install and finish sheetrock.

Synonyms

• drywall

See also

• plaster