a·bra·sion ( -br  zhn)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 abr si , abrsin-, from Latin abrsus, past participle of abrdere, to scrape off; see abrade.] |
abrasion [əˈbreɪʒən]
n
1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction
2. a scraped area or spot; graze
| abrasion (-brzhn) 1. The process of wearing away a surface by friction. A rock undergoes abrasion when particles of sand or small pieces of rock are carried across its surface by a glacier, stream, or the wind. 2. A scraped area on the skin or mucous membranes. |
In photography, a scratch or mark produced mechanically on an emulsion surface or film base.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
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.
Translations
abrasion [əˈbreɪʒən] n
(on skin) → écorchure f
(= friction) [metal, stone etc surfaces] → abrasion f
abrasion
n (Med) → (Haut)abschürfung f; (Geol) → Abtragung f
n abrasion [əˈbreiʒən]
an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin minor abrasions. skaaf كَشْط ، خَدْش، حَكْ изтъркване odřenina hudafskrabning die Abschürfung αμυχή abrasión marrastus خراشیدگی hiertymä écorchure שִׁפשׁוּף रगड़ ogrebotina horzsolás lecet skráma abrasione すりむけ 찰과상 įdrėskimas, nubrozdinimas noberzums; nobrāzums melecet schaafwond skrubbsår zadrapanie, otarcie esfoladura zgârietură ссадина odrenina odrgnina ogrebotina skrubbsår รอยถลอก çizik, sıyrık 擦傷 садно, натерте місце رگڑ ، خراش ، جلدی زخم chỗ trầy da 擦伤
adj aˈbrasive [-siv]
tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths. skuur حاك ، خَشِن изтъркващ drsný slibende schmirgelartig λειαντικός, που χρησιμοποιείται για να τρίβει επιφάνειες abrasivo abrasiivne زبر hiova abrasif שׁוֹחֵק, גָס चोट पहुंचाने वाला abrazivan érdes kasar svarfandi, særandi abrasivo ざらざらした 연마용의 abrazyvinis abrazīvs, ass; sīkgraudains lelas schuur- ripende, slipende, slipe- trący abrasivo abraziv абразивный drsný grob abrazivan skrovlig, sträv ซึ่งกัดกร่อน aşındırıcı 導致磨損的 такий, що обдирає, що шліфує ریگ مال để mài mòn 有研磨作用的
n
something used for scraping or rubbing a surface Sandpaper is an abrasive. skuurmiddel مادَة كَاشِطَه абразив brusivo, prostředek k broušení slibemiddel das Schleifmittel λειαντικό, αντικείμενο που χρησιμοποιείται για τρίψιμο abrasivo abrasiiv ساینده hionta-aine abrasif חוֹמֶר מְשַׁפשֵׁף पीसने या रगड़ने की वस्तु šmirgl papir csiszolóanyag ampelas svarfefni abrasivo 研摩剤 연마제 švitras abrazīvs pelelas schuurmiddel slipemiddel środek trący, materiał ścierny abrasivo abraziv абразивный материал prostriedok na brúsenie abraziv, brusilo abraziv slipmedel อุปกรณ์ขัด aşındırıcı madde 研磨或拋光材料 абразивний, шліфувальний матеріал رگڑنے کی لئے استعمال ہونے والا chất mài mòn 研磨料
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