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Abrasion
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Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
abrading
,
wearing
, or
rubbing off
; the
wearing away
by friction.
●
The
substance
thus
rubbed off
; debris.
●
In Geology:
The effect of
mechanical
erosion
of
rock
, especially a
river bed
, by
rock
fragments
scratching
and
scraping
it.
●
An
abraded
,
scraped
, or
worn
area.
●
In Medicine:
A
superficial
wound
caused
by
scraping
; an area of
skin
where the cells
on the surface
have been
scraped
or
worn
away.
●
In Dentistry:
The
wearing away
of the
surface
of the
tooth
by chewing.
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Related
Friction
Wear
Corrosion
Erosion
Deformation
Weathering
Roughness
Rubbing
Damage
Scratches
Adhesion
Breakage
Vibration
Discoloration
Fracture
Discolouration
Grinding
Bruising
Scratching
Polishing
Cracking
Puncture
Delamination
Shearing
Hardness
Laceration
Lubrication
Perforation
Compaction
Irritation
Durability
Moisture
Chipping
Toughness
Rust
Resistance
Scarring
Blister
Pitting
Shear
Adhesive
Rutting
Infection
Stiffness
Sedimentation
Deformations
Wetting
Oxidation
Plastic Deformation
Electrostatic Discharge
Wear And Tear
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Rhymes
Asian
Gaysian
Evasion
Blasian
Whasian
Eurasian
Occasion
Equation
Invasion
Abrasion
Caucasian
Indo-Asian
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