abrasion
noun/əˈbreɪʒn/
/əˈbreɪʒn/
(specialist)- [countable] a damaged area of the skin where it has been rubbed against something hard and rough
- He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face.
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- [uncountable] damage to a surface caused by rubbing something very hard against it
- Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin abrasio(n-), from the verb abradere ‘to scrape’.
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