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nonabradable en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + abradable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not abradable.
    • The acceleration is not shown because the nonabradable shroud peak stress occurred during deceleration. 1986, Harold E. Helms, Ceramic Applications in Turbine Engines, page 154:
    • In their view, theoretically at least there is a case for using a flexible but nonabradable surface to interface with bone at the acetabulum [71, 181]. 2012, E. Morscher, Endoprosthetics, page 159:
    • They are generally nonabradable, so that rubs result in blade tip wear; and this further aggravates the blade tip clearance problem. 1980, Robert C. Bill, Preliminary Study of Methods for Providing Thermal Shock Resistance to Plasma-Sprayed Ceramic Gas-Path Seals, page 1: