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| conformity or compliance |
| act of cutting off |
| abrasion (əˈbreɪʒən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the process of scraping or wearing down by friction |
| 2. | a scraped area or spot; graze |
| 3. | geography attrition Compare corrasion the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin abrāsiōn-, from the past participle of Latin abrādere to | |
abrasion a·bra·sion (ə-brā'zhən)
n.
A scraping away of a portion of a surface.
The wearing down or rubbing away or removal of the superficial layers of skin or mucous membrane in a limited area.
The pathological wearing away of tooth substance by mechanical means; grinding.
abrasion (ə-brā'zhən) Pronunciation Key
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