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sand
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
From Middle English sand, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ?????? (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour”) (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom”), Old Irish do·essim (“to pour out”), Latin sentina (“bilge water”), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop”), Ancient Greek ???? (amá?, “to gather”), ??? (ám?, “water bucket”)).
Noun
sand (usually uncountable, plural sands)
- (uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- 2018, The Guardian, "Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands"
- We are addicted to sand but don't know it because we don't buy it as individuals, ?
- 2018, The Guardian, "Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands"
- China's hunger for sand is insatiable, its biggest dredging site at Lake Poyang produces 989,000 tonnes per day.
- 2018, The Guardian, "Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands"
- (countable, often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
- (uncountable, dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.
- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (countable, figuratively) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
Derived terms
Translations
See sand/translations § Noun.
See also
Adjective
sand
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Translations
See sand/translations § Adjective.
Etymology 2
From Middle English sanden, from the noun (see above).
Verb
sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past and past participle sanded)
- (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- (transitive) To cover with sand.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, page 141, [1]
- Sudden stopping, which could be effected easily by sanding the rails and reversing the driving-gear, was dangerous, because the train might telescope and overwhelm the engine.
- 1958, Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari, New York: Pantheon, Chapter 4, page 96,
- The golden domes of churches and the freshly sanded paths in the town gardens were a glaring yellow.
- 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, page 141, [1]
- (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.
Translations
See sand/translations § Verb.
See also
- Appendix:Colors
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of sand(piper).
Noun
sand (plural sands)
- (colloquial) A sandpiper.
Anagrams
- ANDs, DNAs, Dans, NADS, NDAs, and's, ands, dans, nads
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zand, from Middle Dutch sant, from Old Dutch *sant, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sant/
Noun
sand (plural sande, diminutive sandjie)
- sand
Derived terms
- sandkorrel
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /san/, [san?]
- Rhymes: -an?
- Rhymes: -and
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?sónts (“being, existing”), the present participle of *h?es- (“to be”).
Adjective
sand
- true
Inflection
Related terms
- sandelig
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os.
Noun
sand n (singular definite sandet, not used in plural form)
- sand (finely ground rock)
Declension
See also
- sand on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Faroese
Noun
sand
- accusative of sandur
Icelandic
Noun
sand
- indefinite accusative singular of sandur
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sande, sond, sonde, saunde
Etymology
From Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?nd/, /sand/, /s?nd/
Noun
sand (uncountable)
- sand (finely ground rock)
- A grain of sand.
- A shoal, the sea floor.
- Land, dry ground.
Derived terms
- quyksande
Descendants
- Scots: sand
- English: sand
- Yola: zoane
References
- “s??nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse sandr (“sand, sandy ground, sandbanks”), from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (“sand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os (“sand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?n/
- Homophone: sann
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
sand m (definite singular sanden)
- sand
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sandr. Akin to English sand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?nd/, /s?n?/
Noun
sand m (definite singular sanden)
- sand
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?nd/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *sand?. See also the verb sendan.
Noun
sand f
- action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation; message
- sending, service, course of food, dish of food, repast, mess, victuals
Descendants
- Middle English: sande, sonde
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os. Compare Old Frisian sand, Old Saxon sand, Old High German sant, Old Norse sandr.
Noun
sand n
- sand, gravel
- sand by the sea, sands, seashore, sandy shore, beach
Derived terms
- sandi?
Descendants
- Middle English: sand, sande, sond, sonde, saunde
- Scots: sand
- English: sand
- Yola: zoane
Old Saxon
Etymology
Akin to Old Norse sandr.
Noun
sand n
- beach
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os.
Pronunciation
Noun
sand c
- sand (finely ground rock)
Declension
Related terms
References
- sand in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- ands, dans
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corrasion
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin corrasus, past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (“form of con- (“together”)”) + radere (“to scratch, scrape”).
Noun
corrasion (usually uncountable, plural corrasions)
- (obsolete) The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure.
- The wearing away of surface material.
- 1991, Carlton E. Brett, Yvette L. Bordeaux, Taphonomy of brachiopods from a Middle Devonian shell bed, D. I. MacKinnon, Daphne E. Lee, J. D. Campbell (editors), Brachiopods Through Time, page 221:
- In contrast, Spinocyrtia pedicle valves displayed a wide range of corrasion states, including extremely worn partial valves lacking any hint of ribbing and with edges, including fractured edges, rounded (Figs. 1, 2 B-E).
- 2000, Janet D. Hughes, Conservation Investigation for Preservation of Historic Timber Hut in Antarctica, Stephen J. Kelley (editor), Wood Structures: A Global Forum on the Treatment, Conservation, and Repair of Cultural Heritage, American Society for Testing and Materials, page 278:
- Accurate data on the rate of corrasion would be very helpful in determining whether treatment is an urgent priority.
- Overstatement of corrasion is largely due to the assumption that the height of nails above the timber surface indicate[sic] the extent of erosion of the wood surface.
- 2001, Tree Ring Research, Volumes 57-60, Tree-Ring Society, page 13:
- Following the healing process, hail injuries remain distinctive in the growth rings as corrasions or scars and can be dated with dendrochronological and wood-anatomical methods.
- 1991, Carlton E. Brett, Yvette L. Bordeaux, Taphonomy of brachiopods from a Middle Devonian shell bed, D. I. MacKinnon, Daphne E. Lee, J. D. Campbell (editors), Brachiopods Through Time, page 221:
- (geology) Corrading (erosion by abrasion) caused by such as: wind-blown or water-borne sand, stream-borne or glacier-borne stones, or collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers.
- 1880, Proceedings, Volume 18, American Philosophical Society, page 311:
- But the character of the deposit on these benches shows that it could not have accumulated under such conditions as must have existed had the plains resulted from lateral corrasions by streams with but slight fall.
- 1993, Shatrughna Prasad Sinha, Faguni Ram, Manager Prasad, Hari Ram Nagalia (editors), Instant Encyclopaedia of Geography, Volume 8: Environmental Geography, Mittal Publications, page 104:
- Corrasion may be vertical or lateral. Vertical corrasion is corrasion of the bed of the river, deepening its channel. Lateral corrasion is corrasion of the banks, and leaves the bed untouched.
- 1880, Proceedings, Volume 18, American Philosophical Society, page 311:
Related terms
- corrade
- corrasive
See also
- corrode
- rasion
- razor
Further reading
- Erosion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin corrasus, the past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (a form of con- 'together') + radere (“to scratch, scrape”).
Noun
corrasion f (plural corrasions)
- The wear and tear effectuated by the erosive sand-loaded desert winds
Related terms
- corrosion
- corroder
- raser
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