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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.kɔʁ.yʁ/
"Il a une légère écorchure au genou."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area damaged by scraping or wearing away of the skin or another surface.
"He suffered a minor abrasion on his knee after falling off his bicycle." - 2
The process of scraping or wearing something away.
"The coastal rocks are subjected to constant abrasion by the waves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'abrasio', from 'abradere' meaning 'to scrape off' (combining 'ab-' meaning away + 'radere' meaning to scrape). Entered the English medical and geological lexicon in the 17th century to describe both skin injuries caused by friction and the mechanical wearing away of rock surfaces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abrasion" is said worldwide
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écorchure
Transliteration: /e.kɔʁ.yʁ/
"Il a une légère écorchure au genou."
Schürfwunde
Transliteration: /ˈʃʏʁfˌvʊndə/
"Er hat eine schmerzhafte Schürfwunde am Arm."
escoriazione
Transliteration: /e.sko.rjaˈtstjo.ne/
"La caduta gli ha procurato un'escoriazione."
abrasión
Transliteration: /a.βɾaˈsjon/
"Tiene una pequeña abrasión en la pierna."
lesão superficial
Transliteration: /leˈzɐw supeɾfisiˈaw/
"O médico limpou a lesão superficial com cuidado."
खरोंच
Transliteration: kharonch
"उसके घुटने पर एक छोटी सी खरोंच है।"
擦伤
Transliteration: cāshāng
"他的胳膊上有一处轻微的擦伤。"
찰과상
Transliteration: chal-gwa-sang
"그는 무릎에 가벼운 찰과상을 입었습니다."
擦過傷
Transliteration: sakakashō
"彼は膝に軽い擦過傷を負った。"
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