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Definition abrasion

Etymology

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

Noun

abrasion (countable and uncountable, plural abrasions)

1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17 century.]
2. (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18 century.]
3. (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
4. An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
5. (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
6. (dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

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