Lexic.us

Definition of Polishing

1. Noun. The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it. "Every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"

Definition of Polishing

1. Verb. (present participle of polish) ¹

2. Noun. The action of the verb '''to polish'''. ¹

3. Adjective. That makes shiny or smooth. ¹

4. Adjective. That refines. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polishing

1. polish [v] - See also: polish

Medical Definition of Polishing

1. From Polish. Polishing iron, an iron burnisher; especially, a small smoothing iron used in laundries. Polishing slate. A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals. A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate. Polishing snake, a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones. Polishing wheel, a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polishing

Literary usage of Polishing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"When polishing, the sample should be pressed lightly upon the blocks and great care taken not to carry any coarse powder over a polishing block upon which a ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"Member of the Society In 1902 the writer made experiments to find the most suitable method of polishing samples of metals for microscopic examination The ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"Belt Polishing Machine.—Fig. 6 illustrates one form of mount for a ... This belt is coated with glue and emery, or any other suitable polishing material. ..."

4. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Polishing WHEELS THERE are many varieties of polishing wheels in use, ... They are also used largely on cutlery and for polishing chilled plows. ..."

5. Text-book of Advanced Machine Work: Prepared for Students in Technical by Robert Henry Smith (1919)
"Polishing LATHE WORK 63. Use a speed lathe for polishing but never an engine lathe when ... An effective polishing speed for emery, alundum, carborundum or ..."

6. History of the Granite Industry of New England by Arthur Wellington Brayley (1913)
"He is a member of K. of C. Their plant is a model of its kind, being fully equipped with all the latest tools and appliances, including polishing wheels ..."

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