Abrasion

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Abrasion
Definition: Process of wearing down by friction, or the resulting effects, with movement of debris, whether it be in a stream, sea, ice or wind.  WMOHydrology 

Physical wearing and grinding of a surface through friction and impact by material carried in air, water, or ice.  PhysicalGeography 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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