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abraders

abraders is the plural of abrader.

Meaning of abrader

Noun

abrader (plural abraders)

  1. Something that abrades; a tool or machine for abrading.
    • […] provision is made for the attachment thereto of various operating tools, such, for example, as drills, saws, grindstones, polishers, and cutters, or abraders or shapers of various kinds.1856, H. A. Dewar, Actuating Mechanism for Rotating Tools, Patent dated 1 March, 1856, in The Practical Mechanic’s Journal, Volume I, p. 232
    1. A primitive artifact made of sandstone used for smoothing, sharpening, or shaping.
      • 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.1993, Nan McNutt and Marilyn Jesmain, Passages: An Archaeology Timeline of Southeast Alaska, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Alaska Region
    2. A surgical instrument used to abrade bone or other tissue.
      • a cartilage abrader; a corneal abrader

Questions about abraders

What is abraders the plural of?
Abraders is the plural of abrader.

Words near abraders in the dictionary

  1. abradant
  2. abradants
  3. abrade
  4. abraded
  5. abrader
  6. abraders
  7. abrades
  8. abradial
  9. abradially
  10. abrading
  11. abradingly

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