Definition of Polishing. Meaning of Polishing. Synonyms of Polishing

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Definition of Polishing

Polishing
Polishing Pol"ish*ing, a. & n. from Polish. Polishing iron, an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing iron used in laundries. Polishing slate. (a) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne, and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals. (b) A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate. Polishing snake, a tool used in cleaning lithographic stones. Polishing wheel, a wheel or disk coated with, or composed of, abrading material, for polishing a surface.
Polishing
Polish Pol"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. 2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. --Milton. To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] --W. H. Russell.

Meaning of Polishing from wikipedia

- material. Other polishing processes include: Burnishing M**** finishing Tumble finishing Vibratory finishing Sodablasting French polishing Wood finishing...
- metallurgy, polishing is used to create a flat, defect-free surface for examination of a metal's microstructure under a microscope. Silicon-based polishing pads...
- Tooth polishing procedures are done to smooth the surfaces of teeth and restorations. The purpose of polishing is to remove extrinsic stains, remove dental...
- rubbing or chemical action French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish Nail polish Shoe polish Polish (screenwriting), improving a script...
- Vapor polishing is a method of polishing plastics to reduce the surface roughness or improve clarity. Typically, a component is exposed to a chemical vapor...
- use of a pre-polishing compound (1200 grit), a washing cycle with detergent to remove any grit on the stones. The final step is a polishing stage using...
- Bulling, Bull polishing, spit polishing, mirror shining or spit shining refers to a method for polishing leather products, usually leather dress shoes...
- Gl**** polishing may refer to: the fine grinding of gl**** by abrasives to produce smooth surfaces or for artistic purposes the cleaning of the surfaces...
- Electropolishing, also known as electrochemical polishing, anodic polishing, or electrolytic polishing (especially in the metallography field), is an electrochemical...
- a polishing pad and retaining ring, typically of a greater diameter than the wafer. The pad and wafer are pressed together by a dynamic polishing head...