abrasion

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʒən === Noun === abrasion (countable and uncountable, plural abrasions) The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] An act of abrasiveness. (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.] (dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:injury ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== abrade ==== Translations ==== === See also === contusion laceration === References === === Anagrams === Robainas, abronias, arabinos == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrasiōnem (“a scraping”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === abrasion f (plural abrasions) abrasion === Further reading === “abrasion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === abornais