abrasion

«abrasion» in Mova's school dictionary: A scrape on the skin where the top layer has been rubbed… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an abrasion, abrasions; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A scrape on the skin where the top layer has been rubbed off, like a grazed knee. tree →

2) (science) The wearing away of a surface by rubbing, like rocks worn smooth by sand, water or wind. tree →

sense in the lessons

In first aid: an abrasion is a graze; clean it with water and cover it. In science (geography, rocks): abrasion is one way rivers, waves, glaciers and wind erode land. Phrases: minor abrasions, cuts and abrasions, abrasion by sand.

examples

• She fell off her bike and got an abrasion on her elbow. tree →
• Clean an abrasion with clean water before putting on a plaster. tree →
• The rocks on the beach were smoothed by abrasion. tree →
• The river carries stones that wear away its bed by abrasion. tree →
• He had only cuts and abrasions after the fall. tree →
• Wind blowing sand causes abrasion in deserts. tree →

note

Countable when it means a scrape (two abrasions), uncountable for the process. Everyday words: graze, scrape (UK and Australia say "graze" a lot). Adjective abrasive means rough and rubbing (also rude and harsh in manner).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «abrasion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.