abrade definition
In all cases, however, a hard file will abrade the surface of the false stone. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin This is specially the case with Chaffinches and Bramblings: Greenfinches abrade later. Among the Birds in Northern Shires Charles Dixon Genuine amber, when rubbed together, emits a very fragrant odour similar to a fresh lemon, and does not abrade the surface. [with object] Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. ‘it was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust’. ‘Microfracture exposes the subchondral bone, gently abrades it, yet leaves it intact during an arthroscopic procedure.’. ‘At such high revs, the pistons will be doing a super job of abrading the cylinder walls.’. verb (used with or without object), abraded, abrading. 1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing. 2. to scrape off. abrade a·brade (ə-brād') v. a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing, a·brades. To wear away by mechanical action. To scrape away the surface layer from a part. ‘She stayed longer than usual in the shower, wishing for the rushing hot needles of water to abrade her skin and erode the still-vivid impressions of his touch.’ ‘The surface texture of this specimen, except for the portion containing bark, is similar to that of all the other short shoots found and indicates that they had been abraded sufficiently to lose their bark.’ Historical Examples. 1  In all cases, however, a hard file will abrade the surface of the false stone. 2  This is specially the case with Chaffinches and Bramblings: Greenfinches abrade later. 3  Genuine amber, when rubbed together, emits a very fragrant odour similar to a fresh lemon, and does not abrade the surface. Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853 Various Wherever they find calcareous strata to abrade, the water is almost milklike in hue for miles around. abrade meaning, definition, what is abrade: to remove part of the surface of something by rubbing. Learn more. When a shaft and the bearing in which it rotates are made of the same metal, the two surfaces are in certain cases apt to seize and abrade each other. (Definition of “abrade” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Translations of “abrade” in Chinese (Simplified) verb (used with or without object), abraded, abrading. 1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing. 2. to scrape off. ‘Communal life can abrade some of the rough edges of a person, the monks agreed, but in communal living you also learn surprising things about yourself.’ ‘By the final moments, cometary dust will have abraded the camera's optics, degrading the quality of the images, and possibly ending transmission.’
The definition of abrade is to remove part of the surface of something by rubbing.