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• грубый песчаник• песчаник с угловатыми зернами
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
sandstone grit
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Grit — Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grit — ► NOUN 1) small loose particles of stone or sand. 2) (also gritstone) a coarse sandstone. 3) courage and resolve. ► VERB (gritted, gritting) 1) clench (the teeth), especially in order to keep one s resolve … English terms dictionary
grit|stone — «GRIHT STOHN», noun. a coarse sandstone, of the kind used for millstones and grindstones … Useful english dictionary
grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… … Word origins
grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… … Universalium
sandstone — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of sandstone include: arkrose, freestone, brownstone, flagstone, bluestone, grit, novaculite, Triassic brownstone, Berea sandstone, Medina sandstone, Potsdam quartzite, Old Red Sandstone, New Red Sandstone; see also… … English dictionary for students
grit — /grɪt / (say grit) noun 1. fine, stony, or hard particles such as are deposited like dust from the air or occur as impurities in food, etc. 2. Geology a sandstone composed of coarse angular grains and very small pebbles. 3. firmness of character; …
grit — noun 1》 small loose particles of stone or sand. 2》 (also gritstone) a coarse sandstone. 3》 courage and determination. verb (grits, gritting, gritted) 1》 spread grit on (an icy road). 2》 move with or make a grating sound. Phrases grit one s teeth… … English new terms dictionary
sandstone — A sedimentary rock formed by the compacting of grit or sand with a high silica content bound in a natural cement the silica itself. Many sandstones are soft and easily eroded, but some are quite hard and durable. Sandstone is generally more… … Glossary of Art Terms
grit — [1] A measure indicating the sizes of the abrasive particles in a grinding wheel, usually expressed by a figure denoting the number of meshes per linear inch in a sieve through which the particles will pass completely. [2] Siliceous sediment,… … Dictionary of automotive terms
