Abrasion (disambiguation)

Abrasion may mean:

  • Abrasion (medical), damage to the skin, generally not deeper than the epidermis
  • Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element
  • Abrasion (geology) (corrsion), mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their transport in wind, glacier, waves, gravity or running water.
  • Abrasion (materials science), abrasive wear is the erosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another solid.
  • Abrasion (band), a heavy metal trio formed in Melbourne, Australia.
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