Definition of Abrasion. Meaning of Abrasion. Synonyms of Abrasion

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Definition of Abrasion

Abrasion
Abrasion 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.

Meaning of Abrasion from wikipedia

- Look up ab****n in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ab****n may refer to: Ab****n (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a...
- An ab****n is a partial thickness wound caused by damage to the skin. It can be superficial involving only the epidermis to deep, involving the deep dermis...
- Corneal ab****n is a scratch to the surface of the cornea of the eye. Symptoms include pain, redness, light sensitivity, and a feeling like a foreign...
- Ab****n is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using...
- Ab****n is a process of weathering that occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time, commonly occurring with ice and glaciers...
- Ab****n resistant steel is a high-carbon alloy steel that is produced to resist wear and stress. There are several grades of ab****n resistant steel...
- Air ab****n is a dental technique that uses compressed air to propel a thin stream of abrasive particles—often aluminum oxide or silica—through a specialized...
- Ab****n is the non-carious, mechanical wear of tooth from interaction with objects other than tooth-tooth contact. It most commonly affects the premolars...
- An ab****n collar, also known as an ab****n ring or ab****n rim, is a narrow ring of stretched, abraded skin immediately surrounding projectile wounds...
- The Los Angeles ab****n test (LA ab****n) is the North American standard for testing toughness (resistance to ab****n and degradation) of construction...