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- DictionaryA·bra·sion/əˈbrāZH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the process of scraping or wearing something away: "the metal is resistant to abrasion"
The meaning of ABRASION is a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction. How to use abrasion in a sentence.
Abrasion definition: a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading. See examples of ABRASION used in a sentence.
ABRASION meaning: 1. the process of rubbing away the surface of something: 2. a place where the surface of…. Learn more.
ABRASION definition: 1. the process of rubbing away the surface of something: 2. a place where the surface of…. Learn more.
An abrasion is a scrape. An abrasion can happen to a person, as in a skinned knee, or to an object, as in what you get when you apply sandpaper to wood. The noun abrasion comes to us from the Latin abradere, which means “scrape away” or “shave off.”.
noun. 1. a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading. abrasions on his leg caused by falling on the gravel. 2. the act or process of abrading. SYNONYMS 1. sore, scrape, lesion.
noun. 1. a scraping or rubbing off, as of skin. 2. a wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc. 3. an abraded spot or area.
noun. abrasions. A scraping or rubbing off, as of skin. Webster's New World. A wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc. Webster's New World. An abraded spot or area. Webster's New World. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.
n. 1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction. 2. a scraped area or spot; graze. 3. (Physical Geography) geography the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down. Compare attrition 4, corrasion.
Definition of abrasion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
