How do you use Soapstone in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like steatite or talc, plus the exact meaning.
Soapstone in a sentence
Soapstone meaning
- A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
- Synonym of saponite.
Using Soapstone
- The main meaning on this page is: A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite. | Synonym of saponite.
- Useful related words include: soaprock, soap-rock, steatite, talc.
- In the example corpus, soapstone often appears in combinations such as: use soapstone, of soapstone, soapstone as.
Context around Soapstone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soapstone
- In this selection, "soapstone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, architectural, miniature, obelisk, boot and suggested stand out and add context to how "soapstone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a miniature soapstone obelisk with and americans use soapstone for smoking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soapstone" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soapstone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Inuit often use soapstone for traditional carvings. (8 words)
Well, the solution for that was soapstone boot dryers. (9 words)
Minerals such as catlinite and soapstone have also been used. (10 words)
All other architectural soapstone is mined in Brazil, India and Finland and imported into the United States. citation Welders and fabricators use soapstone as a marker due to its resistance to heat; it remains visible when heat is applied. (39 words)
There is no fixed hardness for soapstone because the amount of talc it contains varies widely, from as little as 30% for architectural grades such as those used on countertops, to as much as 80% for carving grades. (38 words)
The Yoruba of Ife also produced a miniature soapstone obelisk with metal studs called superstitiously "the staff of Oranmiyan " The outer layers of the Christ the Redeemer sculpture in Rio de Janeiro are made of soapstone. (36 words)
Example sentences (18)
All other architectural soapstone is mined in Brazil, India and Finland and imported into the United States. citation Welders and fabricators use soapstone as a marker due to its resistance to heat; it remains visible when heat is applied.
The Yoruba of Ife also produced a miniature soapstone obelisk with metal studs called superstitiously "the staff of Oranmiyan " The outer layers of the Christ the Redeemer sculpture in Rio de Janeiro are made of soapstone.
Well, the solution for that was soapstone boot dryers.
If you prefer natural stone with a darker color, take a look at granite or soapstone, suggested Mr. Nussbaum, who advised against using black marble for a kitchen counter.
Among the Inuit of the far north, traditional carving styles in ivory and soapstone are still continued.
By far the most exquisite and obscure artifacts unearthed to date are the small, square steatite (soapstone) seals engraved with human or animal motifs.
Common, non-architectural grades of soapstone can just barely be scratched with a fingernail and are thus considered to have a hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs scale.
Minerals such as catlinite and soapstone have also been used.
Modern uses Soapstone has been used in India for centuries as a medium for carving.
Soapstone (chloritic schist) was used for the construction of these temples.
Some Native Americans use soapstone for smoking pipes ; numerous examples have been found among artifacts of different cultures and are still in use today.
That mine is found in Central Virginia and is operated by the Alberene Soapstone Company.
The Inuit often use soapstone for traditional carvings.
There is currently only one active North American soapstone mine.
There is no fixed hardness for soapstone because the amount of talc it contains varies widely, from as little as 30% for architectural grades such as those used on countertops, to as much as 80% for carving grades.
These features included the use of chloritic schist or soapstone as a basic building material.
The slick surface of soapstone allows the finished object to be easily removed.
The soapstone sculptures of old testament prophets around the terrace are considered amongst his finest work.
Common combinations with soapstone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- use soapstone 3×
- of soapstone 3×
- soapstone as 2×
- or soapstone 2×
- and soapstone 2×
- soapstone for 2×
- for soapstone 2×