sandstone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsændˌstoʊn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsændˌstəʊn/ (UK)
Etymology
From 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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
It spread slowly up from the sea-rim, a welling upwards of pure white light, ghosting the beach with silver and drawing the grey bastions of sandstone out of formless space.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandstones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Old Red Sandstone · nonsandstone · New Red Sandstone · sandstonelike
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations (87)
ky кум таш (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ar حَجَر رَمْلِيّ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ca gres (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh peščènjāk (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · de Sandstein (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · mi tunaeke (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · fa ماسهسنگ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · nn sandstein (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · lv smilšakmens (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · cy tywodfaen (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ja 砂岩 (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · eo grejso (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · yi זאַמדשטיין (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh пешчѐња̄к (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh пешча̀нӣк (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · tr kum taşı (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · my သဲကျောက် (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh pješčenjak (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · uz qumtosh (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · km ថ្មគគ្រាត (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · hy ավազաքար (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · pt arenito (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · be пясча́нік (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ko 사암 (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · lt smiltainis (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · id cadas (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · cs pískovec (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · hi बलुआ पत्थर (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · tk gum daşy (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · gd clach-ghainmhich (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh peščar (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · bg пя́съчник (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · az qumdaşı (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · unm lekawahsën (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · lo ຫີນຊາຍ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · hu homokkő (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · id batu pasir (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · da sandsten (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · cmn 砂岩 (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · mn элсэн чулуу (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · jv ꦮꦢꦱ꧀ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · mi pīpīwai (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · io greso (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ro gresie (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ms batu pasir (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · vi sa thạch (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · et liivakivi (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · oc gres (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sk pieskovec (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · eu hareharri (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ug قۇم تېشى (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · tg регсанг (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · mk песочник (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · nv tsé dizéígíí (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · es arenisca (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sv sandsten (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · haw pōhāone (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · nrf pièrre dé grès (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · fr grès (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · pl piaskowiec (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ky кумдук (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh пешчар (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · km ថ្មខ្សាច់ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sl peščenjak (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · kk құмдақ (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · it arenaria (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · nl zandsteen (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sq gur ranor (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · tt ком ташы (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · is sandsteinn (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · el ψαμμίτης (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · fi hiekkakivi (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · rm crap da sablun (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · uk піскови́к (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · nb sandstein (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ky кумдак (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · sh peščànīk (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · he אֶבֶן חוֹל (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · th หินทราย (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ga cloch ghainimh (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ga gaineamhchloch (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · alt кумак таш (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ca pedra sorrenca (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ka ქვიშაქვა (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · ru песча́ник (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · eo sabloŝtono (sand/clay sedimentary rock) · uk піща́ник (sand/clay sedimentary rock)