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Uncommonabrasion
The correct spelling is abrasion.
How to pronounce abrasion
/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
nounIPA: /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
Say it like: Abr-azh-on
The correct spelling is abrasion. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
- 2.The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
- 3.The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
- 4.An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
- 5.A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
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