Scoriation vs. Abrasion
Scoriationnoun
A sloppily cut groove, furrow, or trench, characterised by the presence of refuse material from which it was cut. The word is derived from the Latin scoria, which means slag or dross, and thus is related to the english words scoria and scorify, which both refer to the waste left over from smelting ore.
Scoriationnoun
An anthropological term used to describe grooves or other similar markings on bullets exclusively. Scoriation is a joining of "scoring" and "striation."
Scoriationnoun
aphetic form of excoriation
Abrasionnoun
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
Abrasionnoun
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
Abrasionnoun
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
Abrasionnoun
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
Abrasionnoun
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
Abrasionnoun
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Abrasionnoun
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.
Abrasionnoun
The substance rubbed off.
Abrasionnoun
A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.
Abrasionnoun
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Abrasionnoun
erosion by friction
Abrasionnoun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Abrasionnoun
the process of scraping or wearing something away
Abrasionnoun
an area damaged by scraping or wearing away
