abrasion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abrasion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abrasion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abrasion n an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] erosion by friction Synonym(s): abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Synonym(s): grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abrasion \Abra"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.