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abrasion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | attrition, corrasion, detrition |
| Type of | eroding, eating away, wearing away, erosion, wearing |
| Derivation | abrade |
Examples of abrasion
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Less sand would mean less abrasion, less wear, and an easier stairway to travel.
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Something light and breathable, yet tough for abrasion resistance on scrambles.
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The thickness of the material may also lead to associated problems with abrasion.
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The harsh abrasion had seemingly cauterized everything, fusing skin and clothing.
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Spirit is down to five wheels as well, and its rock abrasion tool is worn out.
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Make an effort to remove all dirt, gravel and grease, and rinse the abrasion well.
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Infection sets in after a small scratch or abrasion spreads resulting in toxaemia.
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Medics treated the small cut and abrasion the woman had on her forehead and cheek.
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To get creative abrasion, start by compiling a cognitive profile of your team.
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- An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- Erosion by friction
- Grinding: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- Abrasion is the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element. If this force begins at the cementoenamel junction, then progression of tooth loss can be rapid since enamel is very thin in this region of the tooth. ...
- Abrasion is the mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their transport by wind, glacier, waves, gravity, running water or erosion. After friction, the moving particles dislodge loose and weak debris from the side of the rock. ...
- Abrasion is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using an abrasive. Abrasion can be an undesirable effect of exposure to normal use or exposure to the elements.
- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; The substance thus rubbed off; A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds; The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and ...
- (abrasions) Area(s) of a coin where a foreign object or another coin has displaced metal in an abraded fashion. Similar to a bag mark but usually on the high points or open fields and not as deep or acute as the former.
- (abrasions) Light friction rubbing or scuffing which is different from hairlines and bag marks. Sometimes referred to as "cabinet friction" because many times it is caused by a sliding action in a coin cabinet.
