ALL meanings of abrasion
a·bra·sion
A a - countable noun abrasion An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped. 3
- noun abrasion the process of scraping or wearing down by friction 3
- noun abrasion a scraped area or spot; graze 3
- noun abrasion the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down 3
- noun abrasion a scraping or rubbing off, as of skin 3
- noun abrasion a wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc. 3
- noun abrasion an abraded spot or area 3
- noun abrasion The process of scraping or wearing away. 1
- noun abrasion friction 1
- noun abrasion scrape 1
- noun abrasion a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading: abrasions on his leg caused by falling on the gravel. 1
- noun abrasion the act or process of abrading. 1
- noun abrasion The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. 0
- noun abrasion (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. 0
- noun abrasion (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. 0
- noun abrasion An abraded, scraped, or worn area. 0
- noun abrasion (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. 0
- noun abrasion (dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing. 0