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abrasion

/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
abra-sion
IPA
/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of abrasiveness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The substance thus rubbed off; debris.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An abraded, scraped, or worn area.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: abrasion, abrasio, abrādō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abrasions (plural)

Derived Forms

abrasiometer abrasional abrasionless airbrasion antiabrasion dermabrasion dermoabrasion microabrasion

Phrases

abrasion platform

Frequently Paired Words

abrade contusion laceration

Synonyms

grinding attrition detrition corrasion scratch scrape excoriation

Rhymes With

asian occasion invasion equation malaysian caucasian evasion persuasion suasion central asian indo-asian eurasian

Questions

How do you pronounce abrasion?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/.
What does abrasion mean?
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
Where does abrasion come from?
It is traced to French. First known use: First attested in 1656.

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