Wearing. grinding. or rubbing away by friction
abrasion (Wikipedia)
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Abrasion may refer to:
- Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element
- Abrasion (medical), a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin
- Abrasion (mechanical), the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away
- Abrasion (geology), mechanical scraping of a surface by friction between moving particles