abrasion
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing offThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
» This ankle abrasion is still sore.
Diese Knöchelschürfung ist noch wund.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
The metal surface showed signs of abrasion after years of use.
Abrasion, Abschürfen, Abtragen
тре́ниеtrénije, истира́ниеistiránije
(countable, uncountable)An act of abrasiveness.
(countable, uncountable)The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
Abrasion, Abrieb, Abtrag
абра́зияabrázija
(countable, uncountable)An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
(countable, uncountable)A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
The doctor cleaned the small skin abrasion on her knee.
Abrasion, Abschürfung
сса́динаssádina
(countable, uncountable)The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
Examples
2 sentencesThis ankle abrasion is still sore.
deDiese Knöchelschürfung ist noch wund.
It's just an abrasion and a bruise. Nothing's broken.
ruЭто просто ссадина и ушиб. Ничего не сломано.
deEs ist nur eine Schürfwunde und eine Prellung. Nichts ist gebrochen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abFirst attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
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Forms
plural: abrasionsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable