abrading
present participle ofabrade
abrade
verb[T]
geology,engineering,medicalspecializeduk/əˈbreɪd/us/əˈbreɪd/toremovepartof thesurfaceof something byrubbing
Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- chafe
- erode
- grate
- graze
- key
- rasp
- rubsomethingdown
- rubdown
- scour
- scoursomethingout
- scrape
- scratch
- scratching
- smooth
- tickle
- wear
- wear(something)away
Examplesofabrading
abrading
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Furthermore, petroglyphs are created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, pecking, carving orabrading.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The impact of the ions erodes the target,abradingaway the areas not covered by the photoresist.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dark colour can be removed, or partially removed, byabradingor etching.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bonding material back onto exposed porcelain involvesabrading, hydrofluoric acid etching and silanating then followed by a conventional bonding procedure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thicker ice is heavier ice which causes more downward force and increased pressure between theabradingfragments and the bedrock.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abradingof surface material would be accomplished through the use of a specializedabradingbit placed in the coring tool.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tackle is often kept quite light, but heavy monofilament leaders are employed to prevent the fish's teeth fromabradingthe line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bonding composite to the exposed metal will involve achieving macro mechanical retention by making grooves and notches orabradingthe surface.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is a surgical procedure that involves inserting a chest tube, then either mechanicallyabradingthe pleura or inserting the chemicals to induce a scar.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Willow twigs need to be provided forabradingthe continuously growing teeth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A thimble can be installed inside the loop to preserve the natural shape of the loop, and protect the cable from pinching andabradingon the inside of the loop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A thimble can be installed inside the loop to preserve the natural shape of the loop and protect the cable from pinching andabradingon the inside of the loop.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abradingis the process in which surface deposits are removed using abrasives.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Petroglyphs (also called rock engravings) are perhaps the earliest form: images created by removing part of a rock surface which remains "in situ", by incising, pecking, carving, andabrading.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, continental glaciers possess great power of erosion and may actually modify the preglacial land surface by scouring andabradingrather than by the deposition of the drift.
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