Abrasion
noun
A scrape or minor cut caused by rubbing or friction.
He got an abrasion on his knee falling off the bike.
Often appears as...
- skin abrasion
- abrasion resistance
noun
The process or action of scraping or wearing away.
Continuous abrasion can damage the material of your shoes.
Often appears as...
- abrasion resistance
- abrasion process
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Academic
noun
In dentistry, the mechanical wearing down of the surface of a tooth.
The dentist identified some signs of abrasion on her molars.
Often appears as...
- tooth abrasion
- abrasion lesions
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Formal
Technical
noun
A scrape or minor cut caused by rubbing or friction.
He got an abrasion on his knee falling off the bike.
Often appears as...
- skin abrasion
- abrasion resistance
noun
The process or action of scraping or wearing away.
Continuous abrasion can damage the material of your shoes.
Often appears as...
- abrasion resistance
- abrasion process
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In dentistry, the mechanical wearing down of the surface of a tooth.
The dentist identified some signs of abrasion on her molars.
Often appears as...
- tooth abrasion
- abrasion lesions
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Minor Injury
Refers to a superficial wound, often encountered in daily activities.
She treated the abrasion on her arm with a bandage.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Commonly used in everyday language when discussing small injuries.
Cycling gloves can help prevent hand abrasions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Severe
An abrasion is less severe than a laceration or a deep cut.
The fall caused an abrasion, not a deep wound.
Pro Tip 1/3Minor Injury
Refers to a superficial wound, often encountered in daily activities.
She treated the abrasion on her arm with a bandage.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Commonly used in everyday language when discussing small injuries.
Cycling gloves can help prevent hand abrasions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Severe
An abrasion is less severe than a laceration or a deep cut.
The fall caused an abrasion, not a deep wound.
Pro Tip 1/3Minor Injury
Refers to a superficial wound, often encountered in daily activities.
She treated the abrasion on her arm with a bandage.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Commonly used in everyday language when discussing small injuries.
Cycling gloves can help prevent hand abrasions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Severe
An abrasion is less severe than a laceration or a deep cut.
The fall caused an abrasion, not a deep wound.
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Linda Hill: How to...
we found that innovative organizations are communities that have three creative abrasion, creative agility and creative resolution. Creative abrasion is about being able to create a marketplace of ideas through debate and discourse. In innovative organizations, they amplify differences, they don't minimize them.
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Tips From an Ultramaratho...
how long am i out there how far away from help am I and that's gonna be dictating what type of first-aid supplies you need one of the most common injuries on the trailer blisters you really want to start treating them early on into a run or hike to prevent the blisters you want to avoid the abrasion
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Never, ever give up PIPE...
And then there are the crises. Of course there are. And the vomiting starts, the seawater -- you're not well. You're wearing a jellyfish mask for the ultimate protection. It's difficult to swim in. It's causing abrasions on the inside of the mouth, but the tentacles can't get you.
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How to Clean with...
rub it up and down it doesn't scratch the cookware it doesn't scratch the metal but there's just enough abrasion on it that it will actually knock all the black crud smoke off of it if you don't do this and you put your cookware away you'll have black said over all
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Alex Honnold Rappels...
So I do want to do something that protects us. Any spare socks? I mean, I guess you could use my socks. Grab them, there's some of in the bag. You got any spare ones? Yeah, for tonight. There's a lot of abrasion on these wires, little bits of metal sticking up.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
slid past each other sniffing off plants along the entire row synchronously there's another where facet on the outside of the teeth a wedge-shaped where facet this one when you look at it under microscope was caused by abrasion abrasion against
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The big-beaked,...
including smothering and abrasion. Some seaweed species even engage in chemical warfare— synthesizing compounds that destroy coral on contact. This is where parrotfish come in. Like many reef fish, these colorful creatures eat seaweed.
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Mysterious Madagascar...
had to imagine what the common ancestor between the mongooses the cats and the hyenas looked like way back when I imagined it would look a lot like a photo she scratched up her face a little bit but there's just life light abrasions
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A headset that reads...
like the one that you can see here in the photo. A technician will put the electrodes onto the scalp using a conductive gel or paste and usually after a procedure of preparing the scalp by light abrasion.
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Calling for change in...
by the abrasion of homegrown dictators and these dictators they ruled they are a world over the last several decades i was born in libya only few months after my country received its independence by
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Linda Hill: How to...
we found that innovative organizations are communities that have three creative abrasion, creative agility and creative resolution. Creative abrasion is about being able to create a marketplace of ideas through debate and discourse. In innovative organizations, they amplify differences, they don't minimize them.
Video examples
Tips From an Ultramaratho...
how long am i out there how far away from help am I and that's gonna be dictating what type of first-aid supplies you need one of the most common injuries on the trailer blisters you really want to start treating them early on into a run or hike to prevent the blisters you want to avoid the abrasion
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Never, ever give up PIPE...
And then there are the crises. Of course there are. And the vomiting starts, the seawater -- you're not well. You're wearing a jellyfish mask for the ultimate protection. It's difficult to swim in. It's causing abrasions on the inside of the mouth, but the tentacles can't get you.
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How to Clean with...
rub it up and down it doesn't scratch the cookware it doesn't scratch the metal but there's just enough abrasion on it that it will actually knock all the black crud smoke off of it if you don't do this and you put your cookware away you'll have black said over all
Video examples
Alex Honnold Rappels...
So I do want to do something that protects us. Any spare socks? I mean, I guess you could use my socks. Grab them, there's some of in the bag. You got any spare ones? Yeah, for tonight. There's a lot of abrasion on these wires, little bits of metal sticking up.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
slid past each other sniffing off plants along the entire row synchronously there's another where facet on the outside of the teeth a wedge-shaped where facet this one when you look at it under microscope was caused by abrasion abrasion against
Video examples
The big-beaked,...
including smothering and abrasion. Some seaweed species even engage in chemical warfare— synthesizing compounds that destroy coral on contact. This is where parrotfish come in. Like many reef fish, these colorful creatures eat seaweed.
Video examples
Mysterious Madagascar...
had to imagine what the common ancestor between the mongooses the cats and the hyenas looked like way back when I imagined it would look a lot like a photo she scratched up her face a little bit but there's just life light abrasions
Video examples
A headset that reads...
like the one that you can see here in the photo. A technician will put the electrodes onto the scalp using a conductive gel or paste and usually after a procedure of preparing the scalp by light abrasion.
Video examples
Calling for change in...
by the abrasion of homegrown dictators and these dictators they ruled they are a world over the last several decades i was born in libya only few months after my country received its independence by
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.
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Harold Prince
American Producer
I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.
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Terry Fox
Canadian Athlete
If I ran to a doctor every time I got a little cyst or abrasion, I'd still be in Nova Scotia.
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Shannon Bream
American Journalist
I'm diligent about using eye drops and ointment before bed, which seems to minimize the frequency and severity of corneal abrasions. When I wake up now with an abrasion, I know I need to stay calm and effectively treat the pain. I can usually get back to sleep within a couple of hours.
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Harold Prince
American Producer
I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.
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Terry Fox
Canadian Athlete
If I ran to a doctor every time I got a little cyst or abrasion, I'd still be in Nova Scotia.
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