истира́ние — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.

Senses

истира́ние 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.]
• attrition Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
• gall (countable, technical) A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.

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.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

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