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/əbrˈeɪʒən/ Listen

Abrasion

noun

An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. Synonyms: excoriation, scrape, scratch.

Erosion by friction. Synonyms: attrition, corrasion, detrition.

The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. Synonyms: attrition, detrition, grinding.

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"Abrasion" Quotes from Famous Books

... long as there is no violent heating or abrasion, is simply in the proportion of the pressure keeping the surfaces together, or nearly so. It is, therefore, an obvious advantage to have the bearing surfaces of steam engines as large as possible, as there is no increase of friction by extending the surface, while ...

— A Catechism of the Steam Engine • John Bourne

Words linked to "Abrasion" : detrition, wearing away, wearing, friction, erosion, lesion, graze, rubbing, abrade, rope burn, wound, eating away, eroding