abrasion
/əˈbreɪʒ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1The process of scraping or wearing something away: the metal is resistant to abrasion...
- The ability to coat surfaces - making them stronger, lighter and more resistant to corrosion or abrasion - has many applications.
- Roundness is increased by abrasion and chemical weathering processes, which blunt particle edges, and decreased by fracturing, which creates new, unworn edges.
- Seliger's labor-intensive techniques of accretion and abrasion often mimic geologic processes.
Synonyms
wearing away/down, wearing, erosion, scraping, corrosion, being eaten away, chafing, rubbing, stripping, flaying, excoriation
1.1 [count noun] An area damaged by scraping or wearing away: there were cuts and abrasions to the lips and jaw...
- Or you can mix 25 drops into 100 ml of hot water and gently apply to cuts, abrasions, sores and ulcers.
- Brady also suffered numerous cuts, abrasions and contusions.
- Superficial cuts, scratches, abrasions, minor burns, stings and bites will heal with the same treatment.
Synonyms
graze, scrape, scratch, cut, gash, laceration, tear, rent, slash, injury, contusion;
sore, ulcer;
Medicine trauma, traumatism
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin abrasio(n-), from the verb abradere (see abrade).