sandstone
A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with…A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
» Can you tell the difference between granite and sandstone?
Ты можешь отличить гранит от песчаника?
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
Sandstein
песча́никpesčánik
піскови́кpiskovýk, піща́никpiščányk
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
Examples
6 sentencesCan you tell the difference between granite and sandstone?
ruТы можешь отличить гранит от песчаника?
We have sandstone in the bathroom, and parquetry in the bedroom.
Sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock.
ruПесчаник — это вид осадочной породы.
The name of the Algerian town Tipaza comes from tafza, red sandstone.
Tucked under a sandstone overhang, Balcony House offers visitors a magnificent view of the surrounding countryside.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandasFrom Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).
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Forms
plural: sandstones| Singular | sandstone |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable