how to pronounce abrasion

/əbˈɹɛɪʒən/

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abrasion is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of abrasion in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it would be like an abrasion or Tyler …”

meanings of abrasion

noun:

The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.