abrader

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Something that abrades; a tool or machine for abrading.

   “In the fabric section, a textile twisting and tearing machine and a "Lissajou curve" [sic] abrader (covering a complete area in overlapping curves) are supplemented by apparatus for evaluating waterproofness, fibre diameter and light-fastness.”

2. isim A primitive artifact made of sandstone used for smoothing, sharpening, or shaping.

   “1993, Nan McNutt and Marilyn Jesmain, Passages: An Archaeology Timeline of Southeast Alaska, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alaska Region, 5,000 years ago the people of Southeast Alaska began grinding bone on a sandy stone called an abrader to form the desired shape and sharpness.”

3. isim A surgical instrument used to abrade bone or other tissue.

   “a cartilage abrader; a corneal abrader”