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

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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 17^th century.]

(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18^th 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 19^th century.]

An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20^th 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 20^th century.]

(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

Synonyms

• See also injury

Anagrams

• Robainas, abronias, arabinos

Source: Wiktionary

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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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