abrasion

CEFRC2

/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A damaged area of skin caused by rubbing or scraping.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of abrasiveness.

Examples

  • It's just an abrasion and a bruise. Nothing's broken.

  • This ankle abrasion is still sore.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The substance thus rubbed off; debris.

  2. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.

  3. The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.

More examples

In context

  • The doctor cleaned the small skin abrasion on her knee.

  • The metal surface showed signs of abrasion after years of use.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The constant friction caused a painful blank on his knee from the rough carpet.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.