abrasion
Meaning
- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
- (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
- The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
- An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
- A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
- The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Synonyms
corrasion
marine erosion
wear-out
wornout
marine abrasion
breaking-off
fretting corrosion
grind on
friction loss
crushing of a nerve
linear mark
burning sensation
worn spot
attrition wear
lapped finishing
tear-and-wear
wear-and-tear
brush burn
get scratched
friction burn
seat grinding
lapping finish
abrade wear
ablation
wear abrasion abrasiveness
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
Etymology
First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
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