Abrasion
WordNet
noun
(1) The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
(2) Erosion by friction
(3) An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
WiktionaryText
Etymology
, from ; see abrade. Attested in English since 1656.
Noun
- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
- The substance thus rubbed off.
- A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
- The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.