sandpaper in Malay
ampelas
/ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/
sandpaper in Malay: ampelas, kertas lelas. In English, sandpaper means strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
Malay words for sandpaper
- paper coated with abrasive material
- ampelas, kertas lelas
English meaning of sandpaper
- noun Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
- noun A sheet of such paper.
- verb To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.
sandpaper in a sentence
- Near-synonym: emery paper
- They like to finish it off with a piece of 600-grit sandpaper before cleaning and painting.
- I need a scraper and a sandpaper over here.
Synonyms of sandpaper
sandpaper in other languages
Questions about sandpaper in Malay
- What is the meaning of sandpaper in Malay?
- Sandpaper in Malay is ampelas, kertas lelas.
- Apakah maksud sandpaper dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Sandpaper: ampelas, kertas lelas.
- What does sandpaper mean in English?
- Sandpaper means strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sandpaper (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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