ABRASION

• (noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

  synonyms : attrition , detrition , grinding

  Attrition of the flowing water had caused the stones to become rounded and smooth. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) erosion by friction

  synonyms : attrition , corrasion , detrition

  The dentist warned him that the attrition caused by grinding his teeth frequently was wearing the tooth enamel. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

  synonyms : excoriation , scrape , scratch

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