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lapidación

English translation: lapping (from the verb 'to lap')

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Spanish term or phrase:	lapidación
English translation:	lapping (from the verb 'to lap')
Entered by:	Cinnamon Nolan

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18:03 Nov 9, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: lapidación

Classification of gems

"Forma: Debe ser tal que permita una correcta lapidación con el menor desperdicio de material".

Does this mean something like setting?

Victoria Ruth
United Kingdom

lapping

Explanation:
How are Gems Cut and Polished?Jump to lapping‎: Lapping is very similar to grinding and sanding, except that it is performed on one side of a rotating or vibrating flat disk known as ...

sawing - grinding - sanding - lapping
www.tradeshop.com/gems/howcut.html

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INTRODUCTION TO LAPIDARY - PANSY D. KRAUS - 1987 -
LAPPING GEM MATERIALS Lapping is a method of grinding and polishing the flat ... Lap units were devised because it is difficult to obtain a completely flat ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0801972663...

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Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 13:34

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It is indeed techncial, and I am very grateful for all your help - many thanks!
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(a correct) lapidary technique

Patricia Rosas

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lapping

Cinnamon Nolan

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(a correct) lapidary technique

Explanation:
In other words, a technique that properly cuts the stone. You want to avoid "lapidation" because in English that means "stoning someone to death".

For tumbling of rocks, as a lapidary technique, a plastic or rubber barrel is loaded with consignment of rocks, all of similar, or the same hardness, ...
www.lapidaryclubofohio.org/definitions.htm

Patricia Rosas
United States
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