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EMERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does emery mean?
• EMERY (noun)
The noun EMERY has 1 sense:
1. a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
Familiarity information: EMERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("emery" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "emery"):
corundom; corundum (very hard mineral used as an abrasive)
haematite; hematite (the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form)
magnetic iron-ore; magnetite (an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets)
Holonyms ("emery" is a substance of...):
emery paper; sandpaper (stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand)
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