electric sander
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsændər/
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lijadora eléctrica
- Electric sander, a ton of resin... - Some fiberglass.
Examples
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But if we bought, say, a planer, made some templates, - a sander... - Electric sander?
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Well, an electric sander is a power tool, I guess.
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Jill used an electric sander to smooth the edges of the wooden chair before painting it.
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The contractor finished the flooring project quickly with the help of an electric sander.
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To prepare the tabletop for staining, he carefully sanded it with an electric sander.
Synonyms
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A tool with a motor that smooths wood and other surfaces using sandpaper
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A power tool that sands wood with a spinning drum wrapped in sandpaper
How Aggressive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'electric' (powered by electricity) + 'sander' (a tool that smooths surfaces), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a sander driven by electricity for smoothing. This is a regular adjective+noun compound and a cross-linguistically common, productive pattern, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Electric sander is a name that shows what the tool does: electric for the motor and sander for something that sands with sandpaper. Imagine a flat pad covered in sandpaper moving very fast and rubbing a wooden surface until it becomes smooth, and that's why the name means a power tool used 'to smooth' surfaces.