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   A·bra·sion

   /əˈbrāZH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of scraping or wearing something away: "the metal is resistant to abrasion" Similar wearing away/downwearingerosionscrapingcorrosionbeing eaten awaychafingrubbingstrippingflayingexcoriation
   • ▪ an area damaged by scraping or wearing away: "there were cuts and abrasions to the lips and jaw" Similar grazescrapescratchcutgashlacerationtearrentslashinjurycontusionsoreulcertraumatraumatism

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin abrasio(n-), from the Latin verb abradere (see abrade).

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   1. a. : a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction. b. : irritation. 2. : an abraded area of the skin or mucous membrane. Synonyms. bruise. graze. scrape. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of abrasion in a Sentence. abrasion of rocks by wind and water walked away from the auto accident with only minor abrasions.

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   noun. The process of wearing away a surface by friction. A rock undergoes abrasion when particles of sand or small pieces of rock are carried across its surface by a glacier, stream, or the wind. A scraped area on the skin or mucous membranes.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › abrasionABRASION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the process of rubbing away the surface of something: There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface. [ C ] medical. a place where the surface of something, such as skin, has been rubbed away: She had a small abrasion on her knee. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. damage to the body. injury He was treated for minor injuries.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABRASION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the process of rubbing away the surface of something: There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface. [ C ] medical. a place where the surface of something, such as skin, has been rubbed away: She had a small abrasion on her knee. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. damage to the body. injury He was treated for minor injuries.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionabrasion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   mid 17th cent.: from Latin abrasio (n-), from the verb abradere ‘to scrape’. Definition of abrasion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   type of: eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) noun. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. synonyms: attrition, detrition, grinding. see more. see less.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › abrasionABRASION definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · noun. 1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction. 2. a scraped area or spot; graze. 3. geography. the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down. Compare attrition (sense 4), corrasion. Collins English Dictionary.