Polishing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
polishing
n.
buffing, shining, brushing; improving, refining
polish
v.
shine, make glossy; brush, buff; refine, improve manners or style, polish up; take off outer layers of rice by spinning the grain in a drum
Polishing
Polishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing it or using a chemical action, leaving a surface with a significant
specular reflection (still limited by the
index of refraction of the material according to the
Fresnel equations.) In some materials (such as metals, glasses, black or transparent stones) polishing is also able to reduce
diffuse reflection to minimal values. When an unpolished surface is magnified thousands of times, it usually looks like mountains and valleys. By repeated abrasion, those "mountains" are worn down until they are flat or just small "hills." The process of polishing with
abrasives starts with coarse ones and graduates to fine ones.
polishing
Noun
1. the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
(synonym) shining
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) shoeshine
(derivation) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
polish
Noun
1. the property of being smooth and shiny
(synonym) gloss, glossiness, burnish
(hypernym) radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
(hyponym) French polish
(derivation) smooth, smoothen, shine
2. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
(synonym) refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
(hypernym) perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
(derivation) refine, fine-tune, down
3. a preparation used in polishing
(hypernym) formulation, preparation
(hyponym) shoe polish, blacking
(derivation) smooth, smoothen, shine
Verb
1. (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
(synonym) smooth, smoothen, shine
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(hyponym) Simonize, Simonise
(entail) rub
2. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
(synonym) refine, fine-tune, down
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) overrefine, over-refine
(derivation) refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
3. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
(synonym) round, round off, polish up, brush up
(hypernym) perfect, hone
(derivation) refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
polish
v.
(vy)leštit; spořádat; rychle dokončit co
polish
Czas.
polerować; nadawać połysk; szybko kończyć
