abrasive

a·bra·sive

 (ə-brā′sĭv, -zĭv)

adj.

1. Causing abrasion: scratched the stovetop with an abrasive cleanser.

2. Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality.

n.

A substance that abrades.

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a·bra′sive·ly adv.

a·bra′sive·ness n.

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abrasive

(əˈbreɪsɪv)

n

a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing

adj

1. causing abrasion; grating; rough

2. irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance

aˈbrasiveness n

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a•bra•sive

(əˈbreɪ sɪv, -zɪv)

adj.

1. tending to abrade; causing abrasion.

2. tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive: an abrasive personality.

n.

3. any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, smoothing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.

[1870–75]

a•bra′sive•ly, adv.

a•bra′sive•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abrasive - a substance that abrades or wears down abradant, abrasive material material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" carborundum - an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals steel wool, wire wool - a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive emery cloth - cloth covered with powdered emery emery paper, sandpaper - stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand
Adj.	1.	abrasive - causing abrasion       scratchy rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	2.	abrasive - sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" harsh disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

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abrasive

adjective

1. harsh, cutting, biting, tough, sharp, severe, bitter, rough, hard, nasty, cruel, annoying, brutal, stern, irritating, unpleasant, grating, abusive, galling, unkind, hurtful, caustic, vitriolic, pitiless, unfeeling, comfortless She was unrepentant about her abrasive remarks.

2. rough, scratching, scraping, grating, scuffing, chafing, scratchy, frictional, erosive an all-purpose non-abrasive cleaner

noun

1. scourer, grinder, burnisher, scarifier, abradant Avoid abrasives, which can damage the tiles.

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Translations

حاك ، خَشِنمادَة كَاشِطَه

brusivodrsnýprostředek k broušení

slibemiddel

aggressivSchleifmittelschmirgelartig

τραχύς

karkeakarski

abrasif

csiszolóanyag

svarfandi, særandisvarfefni

abrasivosarcastico

ripendeslipemiddelslipende

abrasivo

абразивабразивный

prostriedok na brúsenie

aşındırıcıaşındırıcı madde

有研磨作用的研磨料磨损的

abrasive

[əˈbreɪsɪv]

A. ADJ

1. [substance, surface] → abrasivo

2. (fig) [personality] → desabrido, brusco; [tone] → áspero, desabrido

B. N → abrasivo m

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abrasive

[əˈbreɪsɪv]

adj

[substance, cleaner] → abrasif/ive

(= abrupt) [person, manner, remark] → agressif/ive

n → abrasif m

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abrasive

adj

cleanser → scharf; surface → rauh; abrasive paper → Schmirgel- or Schleifpapier nt

(fig) personality, person → aggressiv; tongue, voice → scharf; criticism, remarks → harsch

n (= cleanser) → Scheuermittel nt; (= abrasive substance) → Schleifmittel nt

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abrasive

[əˈbreɪsɪv]

1. adj → abrasivo/a (fig) (person, personality) → caustico/a; (voice) → stridente; (manner) → brusco/a

2. n → abrasivo

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abrasion

(əˈbreiʒən) noun

an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin. minor abrasions. skaaf كَشْط ، خَدْش، حَكْ изтъркване escoriação odřenina die Abschürfung hudafskrabning αμυχήabrasión marrastus خراشیدگی hiertymä écorchureשפשוף रगड़ ogrebotina horzsolás lecet skráma abrasione すりむけ 찰과상 įdrėskimas, nubrozdinimas noberzums; nobrāzums melecet schaafwondskrubbsårzadrapanie, otarcie ګروول شوى esfoladura zgârietură ссадина odrenina odrgnina ogrebotina skrubbsår รอยถลอก çizik, sıyrık 擦傷 садно, натерте місце رگڑ ، خراش ، جلدی زخم chỗ trầy da 擦伤

aˈbrasive (-siv) adjective

tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them. An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths. skuur حاك ، خَشِن изтъркващ abrasivo drsný schmirgelartig slibende λειαντικός, που χρησιμοποιείται για να τρίβει επιφάνειες abrasivo abrasiivne زبر hiova abrasif שוחק, גס 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 ګروونكى 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 磨损的，有研磨作用的

noun

something used for scraping or rubbing a surface. Sandpaper is an abrasive. skuurmiddel مادَة كَاشِطَه абразив abrasivo brusivo, prostředek k broušení das Schleifmittel slibemiddel 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 schuurmiddelslipemiddel środek trący, materiał ścierny د موښلو لپاره يو شى 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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a·bra·sive

a. abrasivo-a, irritante, raspante, rel. a una abrasión o que la causa.

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abrasive

adj & n abrasivo

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