| NOUN | state | abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition | erosion by friction | |
| phenomenon | abrasion, grinding, attrition, detrition | the wearing down of rock / rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
| Sounds | ahbrey'zhahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scratch, scrape, excoriation | |
| Narrower | graze | A superficial abrasion |
| rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope | |
| Broader | wound, lesion | An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
| Spanish | abrasión, arañazo, rasgadura, rasguño, raspadura, roce | |
| Catalan | abrasió, esgarrapada, esgarrinxada, rascada | |
| Verbs | abrade | wear away |
| Meaning | erosion by friction. | |
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| Synonyms | attrition, corrasion, detrition | |
| Broader | erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| Spanish | abrasión, corrasion, corrosión, desgaste, rozadura | |
| Catalan | abrasió | |
| Verbs | abrade | wear away |
| Meaning | The wearing down of rock / rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. | |
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| Synonyms | grinding, attrition, detrition | |
| Broader | friction, rubbing | The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another |
| Spanish | abrasión | |
| Catalan | abrasió | |
| Verbs | abrade | wear away |
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