Abrasive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance that abrades or wears down

causing abrasion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmpɐnˈɑːlədʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪliəntwˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪliəntwˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæmpɐnˈɑːlədʒi/.

Examples

the harsh facts of court delays
an abrasive character

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abrasive material scratchy abradant harsh

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance that abrades or wears down
adjective	causing abrasion
adjective	sharply disagreeable; rigorous “the harsh facts of court delays”

Word Forms

abrasive	adjective	causing abrasion
abrade	verb	wear away
abrasive	noun	a substance that abrades or wears down
abrasiveness	noun	the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
scratchiness	noun	the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
scratch	noun	an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
harshness	noun	excessive sternness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schleifmittel

eine Substanz, die abrieb oder verschleißt

🇫🇷French

abrasif

une substance qui abrase ou use

🇪🇸Spanish

abrasivo

una sustancia que desgasta o desgasta

🇮🇹Italian

abrasivo

una sostanza che si abrade o si consuma

🇳🇱Dutch

schurend

een stof die schuurt of verslijt

🇵🇹Portuguese

abrasivo

uma substância que abrasa ou desgasta

🇷🇺Russian

абразивный

вещество, которое истирает или изнашивает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपघर्षक

वह पदार्थ जो घिस जाता है या घिस जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘষিয়া তুলিয়া ফেলিতে সক্ষম

একটি পদার্থ যে abrades বা নিচে পরেন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிராய்ப்பு

சிராய்ப்பு அல்லது தேய்ந்து போகும் ஒரு பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాపిడి

క్షీణించే లేదా అరిగిపోయే పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपघर्षक

एक पदार्थ जो घासतो किंवा कमी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘર્ષક

એક પદાર્થ જે ક્ષીણ થઈ જાય છે અથવા નીચે પહેરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಘರ್ಷಕ

ಸವೆತ ಅಥವಾ ಸವೆಯುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരച്ചിലുകൾ

ക്ഷയിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ഷീണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘ੍ਰਿਣਾਯੋਗ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਘਟਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਘਟਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھرچنے والا

ایک مادہ جو گھٹ جاتا ہے یا ختم ہوجاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨料

磨损或磨损的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

研磨剤

摩耗または磨耗する物質

🇰🇷Korean

연마제

마모되거나 마모되는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mài mòn

một chất bị mài mòn hoặc mòn đi

🇹🇭Thai

มีฤทธิ์กัดกร่อน

สารที่สึกกร่อนหรือสึกหรอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

suatu zat yang mengikis atau mengikis

🇵🇭Filipino

nakasasakit

isang sangkap na nababara o nauubos

🇲🇾Malay

melelas

bahan yang melecet atau haus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاشط

مادة تتآكل أو تتآكل

🇮🇷Persian

ساینده

ماده ای که سایش یا فرسوده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşındırıcı

aşındıran veya aşındıran bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁפשֵׁף

חומר שנשחק או נשחק

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The primary meaning of 'abrasive' is 'a substance that abrades or wears down'.

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