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abradable


verb (used with or without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing.

  1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
  2. to scrape off.

verb

  1. (tr) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
v.

1670s, from Latin abradere “to scrape off” (see abrasion). Related: Abraded; abrading.

v.

  1. To wear away by mechanical action.
  2. To scrape away the surface layer from a part.
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