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a·bra·sion
(ə-brā′zhən)n.
1. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.
2.
a. A scraped or worn area.
b. A scraped area on the skin or on a mucous membrane, resulting from injury or irritation.
[Medieval Latin abrāsiō, abrāsiōn-, from Latin abrāsus, past participle of abrādere, to scrape off; see abrade.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
abrasion
(əˈbreɪʒən)n
1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction
2. a scraped area or spot; graze
[C17: from Medieval Latin abrāsiōn-, from the past participle of Latin abrādere to abrade]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
a•bra•sion
(əˈbreɪ ʒən)n.
1. a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading: abrasions on his leg.
2. the act or process of abrading.
[1650–60; < Medieval Latin abrāsiō < Latin abrād(ere) (see abrade)]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ab·ra·sion
(ə-brā′zhən)1. The process of wearing away or rubbing down by means of friction.
2. A scraped area on the skin.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
abrasion
In photography, a scratch or mark produced mechanically on an emulsion surface or film base.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  abrasion - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn offgraze - a superficial abrasion rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
| 2. |  abrasion - erosion by friction eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) | |
| 3. |  abrasion - the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
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abrasion
noun
1. (Medical) graze, scratch, trauma (Pathology), scrape, scuff, chafe, surface injury He had severe abrasions to his right cheek.
2. rubbing, wear, scratching, scraping, grating, friction, scouring, attrition, corrosion, wearing down, erosion, scuffing, chafing, grinding down, wearing away, abrading The sole of the shoe should be designed to take constant abrasion.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
كَشْط ، خَدْش، حَكْ
абразия
odřenina
hudafskrabning
hiertymähiomapölyhiontakuluma
skráma
abrazyvinisįdrėskimasnubrozdinimasšvitras
noberzumsnobrāzums
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abrasion
[əˈbreɪʒən] n (on skin) → écorchure f
(= friction) [metal, stone etc surfaces] → abrasion f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abrasion
n (Med) → (Haut)abschürfung f; (Geol) → Abtragung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abrasion
(əˈbreiʒən) noun an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin. minor abrasions.
aˈbrasive (-siv) adjective tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them. An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.
noun something used for scraping or rubbing a surface. Sandpaper is an abrasive.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
a·bra·sion
n. abrasión, excoriación, irritación o raspadura de las mucosas o de una superficie a causa de una fricción o de un trauma;
___ collar → círculo de ___, marca circular de pólvora que deja en la piel el disparo de un arma de fuego.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
abrasion
n abrasión f (form), raspaduraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.