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Meaning of abrasion

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

abrasion

Pronunciation:/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.

  2. The substance thus rubbed off; debris.

  3. The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.

  4. An abraded, scraped, or worn area.