abrasion
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abrasion
- /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʒən
Where it comes from
First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
noun abrasions
- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. The metal surface showed signs of abrasion after years of use.
- An act of abrasiveness.
- 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 doctor cleaned the small skin abrasion on her knee.
- The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Translations
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noun act of abrading
| Español | abrasión, rasión, raedura |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रगड़न ragṛan |
| Português | abrasamento, raspagem, abrasão |
| Français | abrasion |
| Deutsch | Abrasion, Abschürfen, Abtragen, Abnutzung |
| Italiano | abrasione |
| Ελληνικά | απόξεση apóxesi, εκτριβή ektriví |
| Română | abraziune |
| Русский | тре́ние trénije, истира́ние istiránije |
noun geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock
| Español | erosión, abrasión |
|---|---|
| Português | abrasão |
| Français | abrasion |
| Deutsch | Abrasion, Abrieb, Abtrag |
| Ελληνικά | αποξύρηση apoxýrisi |
| Română | abraziune |
| Русский | абра́зия abrázija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bào mòn |
| العربية | اِنْجِرَاف injirāf |
noun medicine: superficial wound
| Español | abrasión, rasguño, raspadura |
|---|---|
| Português | abrasão |
| Français | abrasion |
| Deutsch | Abrasion, Abschürfung |
| Ελληνικά | εκδορά ekdorá, γρατζουνιά gratzouniá |
| Română | abraziune |
| Русский | сса́дина ssádina |
| Tiếng Việt | chỗ bị trầy |
| עברית | שְׂרִיטָה s'ritá |
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title = {abrasion},
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