Como Pronunciar "carborundum"
word
kar-bur-UHN-duhm
kaa-baw-RUN-duhm
Definição
Carborundum is a very hard, artificial material made from silicon carbide, commonly used as an abrasive for cutting, grinding, and polishing.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˌkɑɹbɝˈəndəm
Inglês Britânico
kˌɑːbɔːɹˈʌndəm
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
kar-bur-UHN-duhm
UK
kaa-baw-RUN-duhm
Ouça em Contexto
A carborundum stone is used to sharpen knives.
You need a carborundum disc to cut tiles.
The workshop uses carborundum for grinding metal parts.
We ran out of carborundum, so the grinding process stopped.