abrasion

IPA: ʌbrˈeɪʒʌn

The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

Examples of "abrasion" in Sentences

The girl fell and has an abrasion.
The imprints adhere well and resist abrasion.
The stone abrasion is crucial to creating the syahi.
Controlling the cause of abrasion is sometimes an option.
Really find the increased sensitivity on jigs and worms along with the abrasion resistance to be a plus.
That can sometimes happen with bruising, but not with an abrasion, which is what we see on Oliveaux's cheek.
And even though "abrasion" is still a component in modern toothpastes, it's much less prevalent than it used to be.
As you'll see in a moment, the very essence of early tooth care was "abrasion," and it stayed this way for a very long time.
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Fluorocarbon does have some advantages over common nylon monofilaments: less visibility in some circumstances, a little less stretch (hence, more sensitivity), and much greater abrasion resistance.
Various demands upon materials, such as abrasion by hard minerals or cavitation, impact or compressive stresses, temperature extremes caused by high ambient heat or friction, or corrosion by aggressive media can be counteracted by means of coating with the electrode material.