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Erosion by friction
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abrasion
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Abrasion is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using an abrasive. Abrasion can be an undesirable effect of exposure to normal use or exposure to the elements. ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: scratch , scrape , excoriation ] erosion by friction [syn: attrition , corrasion , detrition ] the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: grinding , attrition ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Medieval Latin abrasionem (nominative abrasio ) "a scraping," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin abradere "to scrape away, shave off," from ab- "off" (see ab- ) + radere "to scrape" (see raze ).
Usage examples of abrasion.
Gordon realized the improbability of this small abrasion severing the plastic.
Gordon, through the long day, continued to squirm and hitch to increase the abrasion on the fetter.
A mosquito bite, a cut, or the slightest abrasion, serves for lodgment of the poison with which the air seems to be filled.
All white men in the Solomons catch yaws, and every cut or abrasion practically means another yaw.
A small area of abrasion or contusion was on the cheek near the right ear, and a prominent dried abrasion was on the lower left side of the neck.
At Port Resolution, in the New Hebrides, Martin elected to walk barefooted in the bush and returned on board with many cuts and abrasions, especially on his shins.
Privately I ascribed her immunity to the fact that, being a woman, she escaped most of the cuts and abrasions to which we hard-working men were subject in the course of working the Snark around the world.
The hymen was not intact, and abrasions along the vaginal wall were visible.
He might abuse her in some other way, such as by inserting his fingers or an object to demonstrate his control and contempt, and in fact, we soon learned of the vaginal abrasions and bruising.
She lived such an athletic life that she often had abrasions and cuts where a surfboard had clipped her.
She stated the only reason she went to the doctor was due to the abrasions on her knee getting infected.
She showed me a large bruise on her left thigh and healing abrasions on her left knee.
Initially, she appeared to have some bruising beneath one eye and faint scratches and abrasions on one knee.
On October 9, 2000, Liysa arrived at a hospital emergency room with a bruised eye and abrasions on her knee.
The labia was normal, what you would assume post intercourse and there were no internal abrasions like with the first bride.