noun🔗ShareThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction."The toddler's skinned knee showed a painful abrasion after he fell on the sidewalk. "materialprocesswearconditiongeologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe substance thus rubbed off; debris."The abrasion from the rough sandpaper was a fine dust. "materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it."The riverbed showed significant abrasion from the constant scraping of rocks carried by the water. "geologyenvironmentnaturegeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn abraded, scraped, or worn area."The fall left a painful abrasion on her knee. "appearancewearbodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away."The child fell on the playground and got a small abrasion on her knee. "medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing."Decades of chewing tough foods caused significant abrasion to the old man's molars. "medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
