Synonyms:
grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
Meaning: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Synonyms:
abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
Meaning: erosion by friction
Synonyms:
abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation
Meaning: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Usage examples
He observed an abrasion upon the bark; that, though very slight, must have been caused by contact with some substance, as hard, if not sounder, than itself.