hiekanjyvä — meaning in English

English meaning

• sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.

Senses

hiekanjyvä is used for these senses in English:

• sand (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
• sand (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.

sand — full definition

1. noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.
2. noun A pale beige colour resembling that of typical sand.
3. noun Personal courage or grit.
4. verb To smooth or clean a surface by rubbing it with sandpaper or an abrasive.

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