Abrasion vs. Corrasion
Difference Between Abrasion and Corrasion
Abrasionnoun
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
Corrasionnoun
(obsolete) The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure.
Abrasionnoun
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
Corrasionnoun
The wearing away of surface material.
Abrasionnoun
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
Corrasionnoun
(geology) Corrading (erosion by abrasion) caused by such as: wind-blown or water-borne sand, stream-borne or glacier-borne stones, or collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers.
Abrasionnoun
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
Corrasionnoun
erosion by friction
Abrasionnoun
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
Abrasionnoun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Abrasionnoun
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Abrasionnoun
erosion by friction
Abrasionnoun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
