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• ABRASION (from Lat. ab, off, and radere, to scrape)

ABRASION (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. ab, off, and radere, to scrape)  , the See also:

• PROCESS

process of rubbing off or wearing down, as of See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock by moving See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice, or of coins by See also:

• WEAR

wear and See also:

• TEAR

tear; also used of the results of such a process as an See also:

• ABRASION (from Lat. ab, off, and radere, to scrape)

abrasion or excoriation of the skin . In machinery, abrasion between moving surfaces has to be prevented as much as possible by the use of suitable materials, See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good fitting and See also:

• LUBRICATION

lubrication . See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

Engineers and other craftsmen make extensive use of abrasion, effected by the aid of such abrasives as See also:

• EMERY (Ger. Smirgel)

emery and See also:

• CARBORUNDUM

carborundum, in shaping, See also:

• FINISHING

finishing and polishing their See also:

• WORK

work .