Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
ABRASION
grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
(noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
(noun) erosion by friction
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abrasion (countable and uncountable, plural abrasions)
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Synonyms
• See also injury
Anagrams
• Robainas, abronias, arabinos
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ra"sion, n. Etym: [L. abrasio, fr. abradere. See Abrade.]
1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
2. The substance rubbed off. Berkeley.
3. (Med.)
Definition: A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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