abrasive

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

abrase +‎ -ive

PronunciationEdit

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/, /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/

AdjectiveEdit

abrasive (comparative more abrasive, superlative most abrasive)

1. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
2. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

   An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.

   Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

Derived termsEdit

• abrasively
• abrasiveness

TranslationsEdit

producing abrasion; rough

• Bulgarian: изтъркващ (bg) (iztǎrkvašt), изтриващ (bg) (iztrivašt), абразивен (abraziven)
• Catalan: abrasiu (ca)
• Dutch: schurend (nl)
• Finnish: hankaava (fi), hiova (fi)
• French: abrasif (fr)
• Galician: abrasivo (gl) m

• German: abrasiv (de)
• Portuguese: abrasivo (pt)
• Romanian: abraziv (ro)
• Russian: абрази́вный (ru) (abrazívnyj), шлифу́ющий (ru) (šlifújuščij)
• Spanish: abrasivo (es)
• Swedish: slipande (sv)

rough and coarse in manner or disposition

• Dutch: irritant (nl), irriterend (nl), ruw (nl)
• Finnish: karski (fi), karkea (fi)
• Greek: τραχύς (el) (trachýs)

• Persian: ساینده‎‎ (fa)
• Spanish: brusco (es), irritante (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} làm trầy, ^{(please verify)} để cọ xơ ra, ^{(please verify)} để mài mòn

NounEdit

abrasive (plural abrasives)

1. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
2. (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

Related termsEdit

• abrasion

TranslationsEdit

substance used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing

• Bulgarian: абразив (bg) (abraziv)
• Dutch: schuurmiddel n, slijpmiddel n
• Finnish: hankausaine, hioma-aine

• Persian: سمباده‎‎ (fa)
• Russian: абрази́в (ru) m (abrazív)
• Swedish: abrasivmedel

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} chất mài mòn

ReferencesEdit

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FrenchEdit

AdjectiveEdit

abrasive

1. feminine singular of abrasif

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GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

abrasive

1. inflected form of abrasiv

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ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

abrasive f pl

1. Feminine plural of adjective abrasivo.

AnagramsEdit

• bavaresi, sbaverai