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Etymology[]
Medieval Latin abrasio, from abrādō; see abrade. Attested in English since 1656.
Pronunciation[]
- Rhymes: -eɪʒən
Noun[]
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Abrasion ({{{1}}})
- 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.
- Template: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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Translations[]
act of abrading
substance rubbed off
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medicine: superficial excoriation
geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock
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See also[]
- contusion
- laceration
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Abrasion f. (plural Abrasions)
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- aabinors,
- abornais
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