Abrasiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

the quality of being sharply disagreeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmpɐnəlˈɑːdʒɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌɪləʊlˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌɪləʊlˈɛt/

5 syllables Say it as /kˌæmpɐnəlˈɑːdʒɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

harshness scratchiness

Word Forms

harsh	adjective	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
abrasive	adjective	causing abrasion
scratchy	adjective	causing abrasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abrasivität

die Rauheit einer Substanz, die Abschürfungen verursacht

🇫🇷French

abrasivité

la rugosité d'une substance qui provoque des abrasions

🇪🇸Spanish

abrasividad

La rugosidad de una sustancia que causa abrasiones.

🇮🇹Italian

abrasività

la rugosità di una sostanza che provoca abrasioni

🇳🇱Dutch

abrasiviteit

de ruwheid van een stof die schaafwonden veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

abrasividade

a rugosidade de uma substância que causa abrasões

🇷🇺Russian

абразивность

шероховатость вещества, вызывающая истирание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेहरे

किसी पदार्थ का खुरदरापन जो घर्षण का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘর্ষণকারীতা

একটি পদার্থের রুক্ষতা যা ঘর্ষণ ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

சிராய்ப்பு

சிராய்ப்புகளை ஏற்படுத்தும் ஒரு பொருளின் கடினத்தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

రాపిడి

రాపిడికి కారణమయ్యే పదార్ధం యొక్క కరుకుదనం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपघर्षकपणा

एखाद्या पदार्थाचा उग्रपणा ज्यामुळे ओरखडे होतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘર્ષણ

પદાર્થની ખરબચડી જે ઘર્ષણનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಘರ್ಷಕತೆ

ಸವೆತವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಒರಟುತನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരച്ചിലുകൾ

ഉരച്ചിലുകൾക്ക് കാരണമാകുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ പരുക്കൻത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਖੁਰਦਰੀ ਜੋ ਘਬਰਾਹਟ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھرچنا

کسی مادے کی کھردری جو کھرچنے کا سبب بنتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨蚀性

导致擦伤的物质的粗糙度

🇯🇵Japanese

磨耗性

擦り傷を引き起こす物質の粗さ

🇰🇷Korean

마모성

찰과상을 일으키는 물질의 거칠기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mài mòn

độ nhám của một chất gây ra sự mài mòn

🇹🇭Thai

การกัดกร่อน

ความหยาบของสารที่ทำให้เกิดรอยถลอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat abrasif

kekasaran suatu zat yang menyebabkan lecet

🇲🇾Malay

kesat

kekasaran bahan yang menyebabkan melecet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشط

خشونة المادة التي تسبب سحجات

🇮🇷Persian

ساینده بودن

زبری ماده ای که باعث ساییدگی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aşındırıcılık

aşınmaya neden olan bir maddenin pürüzlülüğü

🇮🇱Hebrew

שחיקה

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