Abrasion Definition

[n] the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
[n] erosion by friction
[n] an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Synonyms

attrition, attrition, corrasion, detrition, detrition, excoriation, grinding, scrape, scratch

See Also...

eating away, eroding, erosion, friction, graze, lesion, rope burn, rubbing, wearing, wearing away, wound

Related Terms

ablation, abrasive, abstraction, atomization, attrition, beating, blemish, break, brecciation, buffing, burn, burnishing, chafe, chafing, check, chip, comminution, concussion, crack, crackle, craze, crumbling, crushing, cut, deduction, detrition, disinteg

Misc. Definitions

\Ab*ra"sion\, n. [L. abrasio, fr. abradere. See {Abrade}.]
1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
2. The substance rubbed off. --Berkeley.
3. (Med.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds. --Dunglison.