💾 Temporary storage 🌍 Separation area 🛡️ Shock absorber 🛡️ To protect 🧪 pH stabilizer 🧽 Polishing tool 🧪 To stabilize pH

buffer

2 5.3

A tool with a soft pad that polishes surfaces to make them shine

noun
/ˈbʌfər/

: pulidora

After applying the lotion, gently use a buffer to evenly distribute it on your skin.
use a buffer
floor buffer
nail buffer

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Examples

Apply a fine polish to the car and then use a buffer to make it shine.
I have electric power tools, a buffer, and an angle drill.

Blog text (8)
I'm using the big buffer, putting a thin layer first, just really working into the skin.
Now take your nail buffer and buffer your nails to smooth the surface.
She uses an industrial buffer to wax the hardwood floor.

Fiction book (1993)
When he bent to kiss the nape of her neck, on which the gold chain still gleamed, she neither moved nor looked up, just switched the buffer to the other hand, working it across her nails.

Fiction book (1990)
To achieve a smooth finish on your wood project, you should use a buffer to polish the surface.

Synonyms

sandpaper

vsbuffer

14 2.3

A strong paper with rough grains that you rub on wood or metal to make it smooth

uses a soft rotating pad rather than abrasive paper for polishing

buff

vsbuffer

Specialized

6 8.5

A soft tool on a block used to make surfaces shiny

uses a rotating soft pad rather than a small block implement

polisher

vsbuffer

5 2.7

A person or machine that makes a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing

refers to a tool with a soft rotating pad for polishing surfaces

buffing wheel

vsbuffer

Specialized

1 7.4

A wheel covered with soft cloth used to polish metal or wood

has a rotating soft pad designed to polish and smooth surfaces

smoother

vsbuffer

1 3.3

A tool or substance that makes a surface less rough

focuses on a soft rotating pad specifically for polishing rather than general smoothing

Compounds

buffer zone

8 4.4

An area between two sides that reduces conflict and harm

buffer state

1 6.8

A small neutral country between two larger rival countries that reduces the risk of war

bicarbonate buffer solution

Specialized

4.5

A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests

buffer country

6.8

A small neutral state that lies between two rival powers to reduce conflict

buffer solution

Specialized

4.4

A liquid that keeps acidity about the same when acids or bases are added

buffer storage

Specialized

5.1

A part of computer memory that temporarily holds data during transfer between devices

buffer store

Specialized

5.8

A part of a computer's memory that holds data for a short time while it moves between devices

frame buffer

Specialized

5.4

An area of computer memory that stores the picture shown on the screen

keyboard buffer

Specialized

4.8

A part of a computer's memory that stores keys you press until the computer reads them

print buffer

Specialized

5.6

A part of a computer that holds information waiting to be printed

phosphate buffer solution

Specialized

5.6

A liquid that keeps the acid level steady with phosphate

starting buffer

Specialized

5.4

A liquid made at the start of an experiment to keep the pH steady

How Smooth

buffer

2 5.3

sander

13 4.6

to sandpaper

1 5.1

scraper

5 3.2

Surface Forms

buffer singular

buffers plural

Morphology

buffer = buff (transparent) = buff + er

This is a straightforward agent/instrument formation: 'buffer' = device/person that buffs (polishes).

Etymology

Buffer is related to the word buff, which also means 'to rub' or 'polish'. A buffer is a tool that rubs a surface to make it smooth and shiny.