| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To file or rasp.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To fret, corrode or erode. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To excoriate, scrape, graze or skive.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb abrade.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (abrade) | 1. Wear away.[Wordnet]. 2. Rub hard or scrub.[Wordnet]. 3. Strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken".[Wordnet]. 4. To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: abrading, abraded, abrades, abrader, abraders, abradingly and abradedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "ABRADING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABRADING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Rubbing off; wearing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of abrade. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: ABRADING
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Abrading stone | A primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ABRADING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| WAFER ABRADING MACHINE TENDER | Occupations | Tends abrading machines that roughen surface of semiconductor wafers to distinguish front from back: Adjusts controls to set speed, time, and pressure of abrading belts according to specifications. Loads container of wafers into abrading machine and starts machine that automatically abrades surface of wafer. Removes abraded wafers from machine and inspects wafers to detect abrading defects, such as cracks, using microscope. Replaces worn abrading belts. (references) | |
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