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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCH PAPER

touch paper  [ˈtʌtʃ ˈpeɪpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCH PAPER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touch paper is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOUCH PAPER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of touch paper in the English dictionary

The definition of touch paper in the dictionary is paper soaked in saltpetre and used for firing gunpowder.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUCH PAPER


aper
ˈeɪpə
caper
ˈkeɪpə
draper
ˈdreɪpə
escaper
ɪˈskeɪpə
flypaper
ˈflaɪˌpeɪpə
landscaper
ˈlændˌskeɪpə
newspaper
ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə
notepaper
ˈnəʊtˌpeɪpə
paper
ˈpeɪpə
raper
ˈreɪpə
sandpaper
ˈsændˌpeɪpə
scraper
ˈskreɪpə
shaper
ˈʃeɪpə
skyscraper
ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə
taper
ˈteɪpə
tapir
ˈteɪpə
vapor
ˈveɪpə
vapour
ˈveɪpə
wallpaper
ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə
wastepaper
ˈweɪstˌpeɪpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCH PAPER

touch
touch a nerve
touch and go
touch base
touch bottom
touch football
touch ground
touch judge
touch of the sun
touch off
touch rugby
touch screen
touch system
touch up
touch-and-go
touch-in-goal
touch-me-not
touch-ready
touch-sensitive
touch-tone

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCH PAPER

art paper
ballot paper
briefing paper
brown paper
carbonless paper
discussion paper
filter paper
graph paper
greaseproof paper
letter paper
music paper
on paper
order paper
recycled paper
term paper
the grim reaper
tissue paper
toilet paper
trade paper
white paper
wrapping paper

Synonyms and antonyms of touch paper in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «touch paper» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCH PAPER

Find out the translation of touch paper to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touch paper from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touch paper» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

触摸纸张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mecha
570 millions of speakers

English

touch paper
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पर्श कागज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورقة اللمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сенсорный бумага
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papel toque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পর্শ কাগজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papier contact
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kertas sentuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Touch- Papier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タッチ紙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터치 종이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kertas tutul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạm vào giấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டச் பேப்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्श पेपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kağıt dokunmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carta tocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotyk papieru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сенсорний папір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hârtie tactil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρτί αφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raak papier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beröring papper
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

berørings papir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touch paper

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCH PAPER»

The term «touch paper» is regularly used and occupies the 103.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCH PAPER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «touch paper» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «touch paper» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touch paper

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCH PAPER»

Discover the use of touch paper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touch paper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Science
Touch-Paper For use as fuses in several of the succeeding experiments a quantity of touch-paper will be desirable. This can be made by saturating strips of unsized paper in a concentrated solution of potassium nitrate and allowing them to dry ...
2
The Pyrotechnist's Companion: Or, A Familiar System of ...
Touch-paper. — This is a paper impregnated with a solution of saltpetre, by which it acquires the property of burning slowly away without flame, and yet with sufficient strength to communicate its fire to mealed powder, when it comes in contact.
G. W. Mortimer, 1852
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Pyrotechnics: (and Related Subjects)
TOUCH PAPER – (Also blue touch paper) – Paper that has been impregnated with potassium nitrate such that it ignites easily from a match or glowing punk; it burns readily in a smoldering reaction without producing flame. For many years, it  ...
K.L. Kosanke, Barry T. Sturman, Robert M. Winokur, 2012
4
The School Boy's Holiday Companion; Or, Treasury of ...
T. KENTISH (Writer of Children's Books.) and swinging the paper upwards, till the wind. catches it ;. then loose it, and let it rise. To CAUSE A PARACHUTE To FALL rRoM A BALLOON AT A HEIGHT IN THE AIR. Paste a piece of touch paper ab ...
T. KENTISH (Writer of Children's Books.), 1840
5
Artificial fireworks: improved to the modern practice, from ...
Touch- Paper for Capping of Serpents, Crackers, &c. Dissolve, in spirits of wine or vinegar, a little faltpetre; then take some purple or blue paper, and wet it with this liquor, and when dry it will be fit for use.; when you paste this paper on any of  ...
Robert Jones (Captain.), John Muller, 1776
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1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion
Touch-Paper.—If the ashes of a cigar be well rubbed into a bit of paper, they convert it into touch-paper. Gunpowder also, if rubbed into paper, has the same effect; and injured gunpowder will do as well for this purpose as good. To prepare a ...
7
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Blue touch-paper See light the blue touch- paper. Blue yonder See wide blue yonder. Bluff See call their bluff. Blushes See spare their blushes. Board See above board, across the board, back to the drawing board, bring onboard, come on ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
8
Photographic Accessories 1890-1970
It was even filled into small cardboard tubes with a touch paper fuse, rather like a tiny firework. Flash powder can be set off by an electrically heated wire. Small cardboard or metal containers of flash powder were sold that could be inserted into ...
Robert White, 2002
9
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury: A Guide to Making Fireworks and ...
If the rocket is intended to be lit with a port-fire, take a circular piece of touch- paper, about 2 inches diameter, slightly paste it all over, lay it in the left hand, press the mouth of the rocket down upon it, and smooth the edges of the touch- paper up ...
Thomas Kentish, Stephen Ashley, 2012
10
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury, or, Complete Art of Making ...
Otherwise, smear the end of the case with the sash-tool dipped into meal paste, and when dry, paste a bit of touch-paper round it, and twist to a point, like a squib. The appearance of the rocket is shown at fig. 36; the dotted line round the ...
Thomas Kentish

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCH PAPER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term touch paper is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CONCACAF draw lights 2018 touch paper
The road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ kicked off, officially, on Thursday evening in Miami Beach, when representatives of CONCACAF conducted a ... «FIFA.com, Jan 15»
2
Colin Towns' Blue Touch Paper review – 'Fast-changing and …
His Anglo-German group Blue Touch Paper is touring all week, principally with material from 2013's Drawing Breath. As the rocket's takeoff faded, Polar Bear ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
3
Colin Towns' Blue Touch Paper: Drawing Breath – review
Colin Towns' Blue Touch Paper: Drawing Breath – review. 5 / 5 stars. (Provocateur). Blue Touch Paper An atmosphere of youthful exuberance … Blue Touch ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
4
Phobias so weird they'll scare you
Her brother Jack once said in an interview, “All you have to do is just touch her .... As one sufferer explains: "If I touch paper.. it makes me shiver, when I'm writing ... «NEWS.com.au, Oct 12»
5
Disposable Touch Paper Interface: the Way of the Future?
If you ever got a chance to watch the short-lived Caprica, they had a technology just like this. Now, it looks like smart paper could soon be upon us, as the ... «Technabob, Nov 10»

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