Abrasion — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
Senses
Abrasion is used for these senses in English:
- abrasion The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- abrasion (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abrasion (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
abrasion — full definition
- noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
- noun The gradual wearing away of a surface caused by friction or rubbing.