Meanings
nounsand bath (plural sand baths)
plural sand baths
- A piece of laboratory equipment consisting of a container filled with heated sand, that is used to provide an even source of heat.
- A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.
- The rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of pulverizing.
Synonyms: saburration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe rolling of birds in sand, by which they dust themselves over to cleanse the skin and feathers; the act of pulverizing.
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Translations
Finnish hiekkahaude, hiekkakylpy
- hiekkahaudelaboratory gear
- hiekkakylpybath in which body is immersed in sand
- hiekkakylpyrolling in sand
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APA
sand bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20bath
MLA
“sand bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20bath. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand bath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20bath.
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