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1. (n.) sandstone
a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usu. quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.
Etymology: (1660–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sandstone
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sandstone
a rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand
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Sense: a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together.
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 Afrikaans: sandsteen |
 Arabic: حَجَر رَمْلي |
 Bulgarian: пясъчник |
 Brazilian: grés |
 Czech: pískovec |
 German: der Sandstein |
 Danish: sandsten |
 Greek: αμμόλιθος |
 Spanish: piedra arenisca |
 Estonian: liivakivi |
 Farsi: ماسه سنگ |
 Finnish: hiekkakivi |
 French: grès |
 Hebrew: אֶבֶן-חוֹל |
 Hindi: बलुआ पत्थर, बालुकाश्म |
 Croatian: pješčenjak |
 Hungarian: homokkő |
 Indonesian: batu pasir |
 Icelandic: sandsteinn |
 Italian: arenaria |
 Japanese: 砂岩 |
 Korean: 사암 |
 Lithuanian: smiltainis |
 Latvian: smilšakmens |
 Malay: batu pasir |
 Dutch: zandsteen |
 Norwegian: sandstein |
 Polish: piaskowiec |
 Persian: ماسه سنگ |
 Pashto: شګلن كاڼى، ريګلن كاڼى |
 Portuguese: grés |
 Romanian: gresie |
 Russian: песчаник |
 Slovak: pieskovec |
 Slovenian: peščenjak |
 Serbian: peščar |
 Swedish: sandsten |
 Thai: หินทรายซึ่งเกิดจากการเกาะ |
 Turkish: kum taşı |
 Taiwanese: 砂岩 |
 Ukrainian: пісковик |
 Urdu: ریگی پتھر |
 Vietnamese: sa thạch (đá do cát kết l |
 Chinese: 沙岩 |
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