area that has been rubbed or scraped away; act of rubbing or scraping away
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Abrasion Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The substance rubbed off.
The substance rubbed off.
(n.)
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
(n.)
A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
abrasion
\ab*ra"sion\ (&?;), n. [l. abrasio, fr. abradere. see abrade.]
1. the act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
2. the substance rubbed off.
3. (med.) a superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
That which is rubbed off.
Noun
1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
(synonym) scratch, scrape, excoriation
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(hyponym) graze
(derivation) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
2. erosion by friction
(synonym) attrition, corrasion, detrition
(hypernym) erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
(derivation) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
(synonym) grinding, attrition, detrition
(hypernym) friction, rubbing
(derivation) abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
Abrasion Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The physical weathering of a rock surface by running water, glaciers or wind laden with fine particles. See Ventifact.
: The physical weathering of a rock surface by running water, glaciers or wind laden with fine particles. See Ventifact.
The wearing away of materials by rubbing action during strong winds. Abrasion is a form of erosion caused by rubbing of fine particles against an object. The effect is much the same as using sandpaper. Sandstorms caused by strong winds carry fine sand that wears away the base of desert cliffs.
The wearing away of a surface by rubbing, as with sandpaper on wood.
The wearing away of a surface in service by mechanical action, such as rubbing, scraping or erosion.
Abrasion Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Abrasion may refer to:
- Abrasion (medical), a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin
- Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element
- Abrasion (geology), mechanical scraping of a surface by friction between and moving particles
- Abrasion (mechanical), The effect of an abrasive: scratches, removal of surface , etc
- Abrasion coast, a coastline that is characterised by the removal (abrasion) of material, typically resulting in sea cliffs.
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Abrasion Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
1. An Abrasion or "excoriation" is a wearing away of the upper layer of skin as a result of applied friction force. 2. In dentistry an "abrasion" is the wearing away of the tooth substance.
