abrasión

See also: abrasion and Abrasion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abrāsiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾaˈsjon/ [a.β̞ɾaˈsjõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧bra‧sión

Noun

abrasión f (plural abrasiones)

1. abrasion (wearing away by friction)
2. (geology) abrasion (the effect of erosion of rock)
3. (medicine) abrasion (superficial wound caused by scraping)

Related terms

• abrasivo

 

Further reading

• “abrasión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014