Abrasion Definition

ə-brāzhən
abrasions
noun
abrasions
A scraping or rubbing off, as of skin.
Webster's New World
A wearing away by rubbing or scraping, as of rock by wind, water, etc.
Webster's New World
An abraded spot or area.
Webster's New World
The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.
American Heritage Medicine
A scraped or worn area.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Abrasion

Noun

Singular:
abrasion
Plural:
abrasions

Origin of Abrasion

  • First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin abrāsiō abrāsiōn- from Latin abrāsus past participle of abrādere to scrape off abrade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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