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Abtrag — 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

Abtrag is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 — full definition

  1. noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
  2. noun The gradual wearing away of a surface caused by friction or rubbing.

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