"wet sanding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wet sandings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wet sanding (countable and uncountable, plural wet sandings)
  1. The process of sanding with extremely fine-grained sandpaper, using a lubricant such as oil or water to prevent the sandpaper from clogging. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wet_sanding-en-noun-RqsXKoZT
  2. The process of smoothing damp material with a sponge. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wet_sanding-en-noun-LpzS0o-O

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wet sanding
  1. present participle and gerund of wet sand Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wet sand
    Sense id: en-wet_sanding-en-verb-D30K80aC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 3 69

Inflected forms

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