steel wool

English - Turkish

Definition of steel wool in English Turkish dictionary

çelik tel yumağı

çelik yün

çelik yünü

çelik talaşı

çelikpamuğu

English - English

Definition of steel wool in English English dictionary

Fine strips of steel, usually formed into pads and used as an abrasive

Steel wool is a mass of fine steel threads twisted together into a small ball and used for cleaning hard surfaces or removing paint. Fine fibers of steel matted or woven together to form an abrasive for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. a rough material made of fine steel threads, that is used to make surfaces smooth, remove paint etc wire wool

item made of fibrous coils used for cleaning pots

a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

Attributive form of steel wool

steel-wool abrasiveness.

Related Terms

steel-wool pad

abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing

Turkish pronunciation

stil wûl

Pronunciation

/ˈstēl ˈwo͝ol/ /ˈstiːl ˈwʊl/

Etymology

[ 'stE(&)l ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English stele, from Old English style, stEle; akin to Old High German stahal steel and perhaps to Sanskrit stakati he resists.