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Gyprock vs Plaster - What's the difference?

gyprock | plaster |

Gyprock is a see also of plaster.


As nouns the difference between gyprock and plaster

is that gyprock is rock rich in gypsum, gypsic soil while plaster is (uncountable) a paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.

As a verb plaster is

to cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.

gyprock

English

Noun

  • Rock rich in gypsum, gypsic soil
  • * 1979 , Richard Vincent Dietrich, Brian J. Skinner, Rocks and rock minerals , page 215
    • Some high quality white or variously tinted fine-grained gyprocks, usually referred to as alabaster, were used as interior facing stones and for small statues and carved decorative objects found in Egyptian pyramids
  • * 2006 , R. Lal, Encyclopedia of soil science 1 , page 796
    • The world distribution of gyprock outcrops and the solubility of gypsum restrict the extensive occurrence of gypsic soils to the dry regions
  • Drywall
  • * 2012 , Richard Harris, Building a Market: The Rise of the Home Improvement Industry , page 55
    • Cinder blocks were more durable, however, and soon gypsum was redirected for “gyprock ” drywall, a wallboard...

    Synonyms

    * (drywall)

    plaster

    English

    (wikipedia plaster)

    Alternative forms

    * plaister * plastre (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
  • (countable, New Zealand, British) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
  • (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
  • (uncountable) plaster of Paris.

    • Derived terms

    * plasterboard * gypsum plaster * plaster cast * plaster lath * plaster and lath; lath and plaster

    See also

    * cement board * lath * gypsum board * gyprock * sheetrock * wallboard * drywall

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.
    • Her face was plastered in mud.
  • To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
    • The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.

    Derived terms

    * court-plaster * plasterboard * plastered * plasterer

    See also

    * drywall * sheetrock

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