What is another word for abrasion?
Synonyms for abrasion
əˈbreɪ ʒənabra·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriationnoun
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Synonyms:
lolly, start, attrition, cacography, scrawl, clams, cabbage, wampum, starting line, lucre, detrition, boodle, mark, incision, gelt, scratch line, scratching, bread, scraping, slit, lettuce, prick, loot, sugar, chicken feed, scratch, simoleons, grinding, moolah, pelf, dough, dinero, kale, scrape, scar, corrasion, scribble, dent, shekels, excoriationabrasion, attrition, corrasion, detritionnoun
erosion by friction
Synonyms:
excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, attrition, friction, scrape, grindinggrinding, abrasion, attrition, detritionnoun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Synonyms:
excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, attrition, friction, scrape, grinding
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
abrasionnoun
Synonyms:
friction, attrition, rubbing, disintegration, CONFRICATION, wearing away, wearing off, rubbing off
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#474 | start | |
#834 | mark | |
#3383 | sugar | |
#4920 | bread | |
#7665 | scratch | |
#13712 | dent | |
#13739 | dough | |
#13821 | friction | |
#15088 | grinding | |
#16414 | cabbage | |
#17323 | scar | |
#18406 | rubbing | |
#18846 | lettuce | |
#21399 | slit | |
#22047 | scratching | |
#25353 | loot | |
#28087 | prick | |
#29356 | abrasion | |
#30894 | attrition | |
#30906 | clams | |
#32143 | incision | |
#32424 | scrape | |
#34638 | scraping | |
#38857 | kale | |
#46676 | scribble | |
#48854 | shekels | |
#50918 | dinero | |
#57750 | lolly | |
#69241 | wampum | |
#90464 | contrition | |
#90939 | scrawl | |
#106773 | lucre | |
#115930 | contusion | |
#126686 | moolah | |
#163144 | gelt | |
#216729 | boodle | |
#304082 | simoleons |
How to use abrasion in a sentence?
It was possible to see abrasion along the edges of the leather scales, meaning that the armor had seen considerable use. That suggests that Tutankhamun had worn it, and that perhaps he had even seen battle.
For as long as we are divided, there is always potential for abrasion at the interfaces, so there is a lurking and permanent possibility that the Troubles as we call them here will burst out again. I don't expect that to happen but it's there and at the back of many minds, including mine, it's a worry for the future.
He did not have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise or abrasion… It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
Translations for abrasion
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- تآكلArabic
- изтъркване, изтриване, ожулване, абразияBulgarian
- abrasióCatalan, Valencian
- odřeninaCzech
- Abrasion, AbriebGerman
- απόξεση, γρατζουνιά, εκδορά, αποξύρηση, εκτριβήGreek
- raspadura, erosión, rasguño, abrasiónSpanish
- hiomapöly, hionta, hiertymä, kulumaFinnish
- abrasionFrench
- रगड़नHindi
- erózióHungarian
- abrasiIndonesian
- abrasioneItalian
- שְׁחִיקָהHebrew
- 摩耗Japanese
- 연마Korean
- abrāsiō, abrasioneLatin
- nubrozdinimasLithuanian
- abrasão, raspagem, abrasamentoPortuguese
- истирание, ссадина, абразия, трениеRussian
- skrubbsårSwedish
- 磨损Chinese
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