abrasion
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Mediaeval Latin abrasio, from abrādō; see abrade. Attested in English since 1656.
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- Rhymes: -eɪʒən
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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.
- (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
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- See also Wikisaurus:injury
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act of abrading
medicine: superficial excoriation
geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
abrasion f. (plural abrasions)
