abrasion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/ (US)
Etymology
First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
The metal surface showed signs of abrasion after years of use.
- (countable, uncountable) An act of abrasiveness.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
- (countable, uncountable) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
- (countable, uncountable) An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
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(countable, uncountable) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
The doctor cleaned the small skin abrasion on her knee.
- (countable, uncountable) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abrasions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
airbrasion · antiabrasion · abrasiometer · abrasionless · abrasion platform · microabrasion · dermabrasion · abrasional · dermoabrasion
Relateds
abrade · laceration · contusion
Translations (106)
el γρατζουνιά (medicine: superficial wound) · fi kuluma (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · bg изтриване (act of abrading) · pl abrazja (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · fr abrasion (act of abrading) · ms pelelasan (act of abrading) · fi hiomapöly (substance rubbed off) · de Abrasion (medicine: superficial wound) · el απόξεση (act of abrading) · bg изтъркване (act of abrading) · id abrasi (act of abrading) · ka ცვეთა (act of abrading) · es rasión (act of abrading) · pl przetarcie (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abschürfen (act of abrading) · fi hiertymä (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abrieb (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ga scríobchaitheamh (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · mn зулгархай (medicine: superficial wound) · sk obrusovanie (act of abrading) · pt raspagem (act of abrading) · fi kuluma (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ms lelasan (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · id abrasi (medicine: superficial wound) · ms lelasan (substance rubbed off) · grc τρῖμμα (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · ro abraziune (act of abrading) · es raspadura (medicine: superficial wound) · mk абра́зија (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · nl abrasie (substance rubbed off) · mk три́ење (act of abrading) · pt abrasão (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · hi रगड़न (act of abrading) · mk жу́лење (medicine: superficial wound) · fi hionta (act of abrading) · de Abrasion (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ru тре́ние (act of abrading) · es raedura (act of abrading) · sk odieranie (act of abrading) · la abrāsiō (act of abrading) · es abrasión (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abnutzung (act of abrading) · de Abtrag (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · vi sự bào mòn (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ro abraziune (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · pt abrasão (medicine: superficial wound) · fr abrasion (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · id abrasi (substance rubbed off) · ka გახეხვა (act of abrading) · hu abrázió (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · id abrasi (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · pt abrasamento (act of abrading) · sh ogrebòtina (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · id lecet (medicine: superficial wound) · cs odřenina (medicine: superficial wound) · lv abrāzija (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · mk гребна́тина (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · fr abrasion (medicine: superficial wound) · nl afschuring (act of abrading) · el εκτριβή (act of abrading) · ru сса́дина (medicine: superficial wound) · ca abrasió (medicine: superficial wound) · km ការដាច់រយះ (medicine: superficial wound) · hy քերվածք (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abrasion (act of abrading) · sv skrubbsår (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abschürfung (medicine: superficial wound) · rgn abrașiôn (act of abrading) · es abrasión (act of abrading) · vi chỗ bị trầy (medicine: superficial wound) · ru абра́зия (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · nl schaafwond (medicine: superficial wound) · sk odrenina (medicine: superficial wound) · de Abtragen (act of abrading) · es erosión (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · es rasguño (medicine: superficial wound) · ru истира́ние (act of abrading) · ro abraziune (medicine: superficial wound) · lt nubrozdinimas (medicine: superficial wound) · el εκδορά (medicine: superficial wound) · sh abrázija (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ar اِنْجِرَاف (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · sk abrázia (dentistry: wearing away of the surface of the tooth) · ms lelasan (abraded, scraped, or worn area) · th การถลอก (medicine: superficial wound) · ka გაცვეთა (act of abrading) · bg ожулване (medicine: superficial wound) · nl brandingserosie (substance rubbed off) · es abrasión (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · eo skrapvundo (medicine: superficial wound) · el αποξύρηση (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · ca abrasió (act of abrading) · id lelas (medicine: superficial wound) · id abrasi (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · it abrasione (act of abrading) · hu erózió (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · lv viļņgrauze (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · mn шалбархай (medicine: superficial wound) · he שְׂרִיטָה (medicine: superficial wound) · id pengampelasan (act of abrading) · mi riwha (medicine: superficial wound) · pt abrasão (act of abrading) · fi hiomajäte (substance rubbed off) · bg абра́зия (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · sk abrázia (geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock) · fi kuluminen (dentistry: wearing away of the surface of the tooth)