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View usage for: (əbreɪʒən) Word forms: plural abrasionscountable nounAn abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped. [formal] He had severe abrasions to his right cheek. [+ to] Synonyms: graze, scratch, trauma [pathology], scrape More Synonyms of abrasion More Synonyms of abrasion abrasion in British English (əˈbreɪʒən) noun1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction 2. a scraped area or spot; graze 3. geography the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down Compare attrition (sense 4), corrasion Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin abrāsiōn-, from the past participle of Latin abrādere to abradeabrasion in American English (əˈbreɪʒən) noun1. a scraping or rubbing off, as of skin 2. a wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc. 3. an abraded spot or area Word origin LL abrasio < L abradere, abrade Examples of 'abrasion' in a sentenceabrasion Definition a scraped area on the skin He had severe abrasions to his right cheek. Synonyms trauma (pathology) scrape scuff chafe surface injury Definition the erosion of rock by rock fragments scratching and scraping it The sole of the shoe should be designed to take constant abrasion. Synonyms rubbing scratching scraping grating scouring attrition corrosion wearing down scuffing chafing grinding down wearing away abrading Additional synonymsDefinition a gradual lessening or reduction an erosion of moral standards Synonyms deterioration, wearing, undermining, destruction, consumption, weakening, spoiling, attrition, eating away, abrasion, grinding down, wearing down or away Definition a resistance encountered when one body moves relative to another body with which it is in contact The pistons are graphite-coated to prevent friction. Synonyms resistance, rubbing, scraping, grating, irritation, erosion, fretting, attrition, rasping, chafing, abrasion, wearing away Definition a slight cut on a person's or an animal's body He walked away from the accident without a scratch. Synonyms cut, wound, scrape, graze, abrasion, laceration- above yourself
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