noun🔗ShareAbrasion, écorchureThe 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. "Le genou écorché du bambin présentait une douloureuse abrasion après sa chute sur le trottoir.materialprocesswearconditiongeologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'abrasion, débrisThe substance thus rubbed off; debris."The abrasion from the rough sandpaper was a fine dust. "L'abrasion du papier de verre rugueux était une fine poussière.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbrasionThe 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. "Le lit de la rivière présentait une abrasion importante due au frottement constant des roches transportées par l'eau.geologyenvironmentnaturegeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcorchure, abrasionAn abraded, scraped, or worn area."The fall left a painful abrasion on her knee. "La chute a laissé une douloureuse écorchure sur son genou.appearancewearbodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcorchure, abrasionA 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. "L'enfant est tombé dans la cour de récréation et a eu une petite écorchure au genou.medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'usure, l'abrasionThe wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing."Decades of chewing tough foods caused significant abrasion to the old man's molars. "Des décennies de mastication d'aliments durs ont causé une abrasion importante sur les molaires du vieil homme.medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
