abrazja

See also: abrazją

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abrāsiō.[1][2] First attested in 1888.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈra.zja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -azja
  • Syllabification: ab‧ra‧zja

Noun

abrazja f

  1. (geology) abrasion (the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it)
  2. (medicine) curettage (the removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette)
  3. (cosmetics) exfoliation (the removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
noun
verb

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abrazja”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “abrazja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Wisła : miesięcznik geograficzno-etnograficzny, number T.2 z. 3, 1888, page 507

Further reading

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