Abrasion

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Medieval Latin abrasio, from abrādō; see abrade. Attested in English since 1656.

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Rhymes: -eɪʒən

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Singular
Abrasion

Plural
Abrasions

Abrasion (plural Abrasions)

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
The substance thus rubbed off.
(medicine) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
Patrono:Geology The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.

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abrade

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act of abrading

Bulgarian: изтъркване bg(bg) n., изтриване bg(bg) n.
Finnish: hionta fi(fi)
French: abrasion fr(fr) f.

German: Abrasion de(de) f.
Latin: abrāsiō la(la) f.

substance rubbed off

Finnish: hiomapöly fi(fi)

medicine: superficial excoriation

Bulgarian: ожулване bg(bg) n.
Czech: odřenina cs(cs) f.
Finnish: hiertymä fi(fi)

French: abrasion fr(fr) f.
German: Abrasion de(de) f.

geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock

Bulgarian: абразия bg(bg) (abrázija) f.
Finnish: kuluma fi(fi)

French: abrasion fr(fr) f.
German: Abrasion de(de) f.

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