grinding wheel
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ wiːl/
- Specialized
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muelas
- It requires a rotating grinding wheel covered with abrasive grit.
- saws and grinding wheel
- use a grinding wheel
I mean, literally an abrasives plant makes grinding wheels and sandpaper, you know, blocks abrasive blocks.
- I mean, literally an abrasives plant makes grinding wheels and sandpaper, you know, blocks abrasive blocks.
Examples
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The advanced CNC-controlled KVD-450 precision, vertical spindle, double disc grinder can use either superabrasive or conventional grinding wheels.
Academic text (1998) -
The dissolved oxide surface puts very little wear on the grinding wheel.
Academic text (2001) -
Driven by the wind, the mill's giant grinding wheel slowly turns with a squeak.
Fiction book (1992) -
For years, his hobby had been machining and assembling miniature steam engines with his own lathes, drills, and grinding wheels.
Academic text (2003) -
The coolant fills the tiny irregularities in the grinding wheel, creating an electrochemical cell that oxidizes the workpiece surface.
Academic text (2001) -
The basic components of the process are a conductive grinding wheel, typically made of a matrix of copper, abrasive, and resin; a tank that holds an electrolytic solution; and a direct current power source.
Academic text (2001) -
Carty Street stretches from Santa Ana Church to the ingenio, a century-old congeries of shops, giant grinding wheels, and centrifuges that make sugar out of the cane.
Academic text (1994) -
The technician used a grinding wheel to sharpen the blades of the metal cutter.
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During the workshop, each participant learned how to operate a grinding wheel safely for sharpening tools.
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Before starting the project, he ensured that the grinding wheel was properly secured to the workbench.
Synonyms
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6.9
A thick round stone that turns to sharpen knives and other tools
A hard round wheel that grinds, polishes, or sharpens metal
How Abrasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a wheel used for grinding' is directly and transparently composed from 'grinding' (relating to abrasion or the action of grinding) + 'wheel' (a rotating circular object). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common English composition patterns (and parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The name grinding wheel comes from the simple image of a spinning wheel that does the grinding, rubbing metal to remove bits and make the edge sharp and often throwing sparks. So, it simply means the 'tool' used to 'sharpen' or shape metal.