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Meaning of "abrasive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABRASIVE

abrasive  [əˈbreɪsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABRASIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abrasive can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABRASIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abrasive

Abrasive

An abrasive is a material, often a mineral, that is used to shape or finish a workpiece through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. While finishing a material often means polishing it to gain a smooth, reflective surface which can also involve roughening as in satin, matte or beaded finishes. Abrasives are extremely commonplace and are used very extensively in a wide variety of industrial, domestic, and technological applications. This gives rise to a large variation in the physical and chemical composition of abrasives as well as the shape of the abrasive. Common uses for abrasives include grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, cutting, drilling, sharpening, lapping, and sanding. Files are not abrasives. They remove material not by scratching or rubbing, but by the cutting action of sharp teeth which have been cut into the surface of the file, very much like those of a saw. However, diamond files are a form of coated abrasive.

Definition of abrasive in the English dictionary

The first definition of abrasive in the dictionary is a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing. Other definition of abrasive is causing abrasion; grating; rough. Abrasive is also irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABRASIVE


all-pervasive
ˌɔːlpəˈveɪsɪv
assuasive
əˈsweɪsɪv
corrasive
kəˈreɪsɪv
decisive
dɪˈsaɪsɪv
dismissive
dɪsˈmɪsɪv
dissuasive
dɪˈsweɪsɪv
divisive
dɪˈvaɪsɪv
embracive
ɪmˈbreɪsɪv
emissive
ɪˈmɪsɪv
evasive
ɪˈveɪsɪv
incisive
ɪnˈsaɪsɪv
invasive
ɪnˈveɪsɪv
nonabrasive
ˌnɒnəˈbreɪsɪv
noninvasive
ˌnɒnɪnˈveɪsɪv
permissive
pəˈmɪsɪv
persuasive
pəˈsweɪsɪv
pervasive
pɜːˈveɪsɪv
suasive
ˈsweɪsɪv
submissive
səbˈmɪsɪv
unpersuasive
ˌʌnpəˈsweɪsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABRASIVE

abracadabra
abrachia
abradable
abradant
abrade
abrader
Abraham
Abraham´s bosom
abraid
abram
abranchial
abranchiate
abrasax
abrasion
abrasively
abrasiveness
abraxas
abray
abrazo
abreact

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABRASIVE

abusive
adhesive
aggressive
comprehensive
defensive
excessive
exclusive
expensive
extensive
impressive
inclusive
intensive
massive
minimal invasive
minimally invasive
offensive
on the defensive
passive
progressive
responsive

Synonyms and antonyms of abrasive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABRASIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abrasive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abrasive

Translation of «abrasive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABRASIVE

Find out the translation of abrasive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abrasive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abrasive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗鲁的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brusco
570 millions of speakers

English

abrasive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جلخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абразивный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrasivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘষিয়া তুলিয়া ফেলিতে সক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caustique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aggressiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不快な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abrasive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mài mòn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிராய்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपघर्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşındırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brusco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ścierny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абразивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abraziv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λειαντικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abrasiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abrasive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABRASIVE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABRASIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abrasive

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5 QUOTES WITH «ABRASIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abrasive.
1
Saul Alinsky
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.
2
Paul Thomas Anderson
I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience.
3
Tim Curry
I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.
4
Shalom Harlow
In the beginning, New York and I had kind of a love-hate relationship. It seemed so abrasive compared to Europe. But the transformation here in recent years is really something. I don't think I would have seen as much change if I'd lived in any other city in the world.
5
Mike Wallace
We were the first people who did investigative stuff, who asked occasionally abrasive, occasionally confrontational questions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABRASIVE»

Discover the use of abrasive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abrasive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Abrasive Processing
The approach to grinding taken here is to consider the basic processes in fundamental terms rather than to attempt to present a large mass of empirical results.
Milton Clayton Shaw, 1996
2
Tribology of Abrasive Machining Processes
This book draws upon the science of tribology to understand, predict and improve abrasive machining processes.
W. Brian Rowe, Boris Dimitrov, Hitoshi Ohmori, 2012
3
Taming the Abrasive Manager: How to End Unnecessary ...
The principles and ideas in this book are brilliant and can be implemented by anyone facing an abrasive manager, colleague, or team member.
Laura Crawshaw, 2007
4
Abrasive Waterjet Machining of Engineering Materials
The emphasis of this book is placed squarely on the practical application of AWJ machining technology, and covers all necessary details of the fundamental scientific aspects.
Jun Wang, 2003
5
"Abrasive" Grinding Wheels ...
January, 1894 “Abrasive” Grinding Wheels Manufactured by Abrasive Company Philadelphia, Pa. U. S. A. Main Office and Works Tacony and Fraley Streets Bridesburg, Philadelphia Lieber's and Western Union Codes Used Chicago Branch ...
Abrasive Company, Philadelphia, Pa, 1919
6
Psychotherapy and the Abrasive Patient
How abrasive one person is, how easily worn down is another, may be seen as determined by several metaphorical variables: As people are hard, closed, and rough edged, their abrasiveness increases. The extent to which others are worn ...
E. Mark Stern, 1984
7
Principles of Abrasive Water Jet Machining
This is the first comprehensive review of the technique, dealing with a broad range of issues including mixing and acceleration processes, material removal mechanisms, process optimization and fluid mechanics.
Andreas W. Momber, Radovan Kovacevic, 2012
8
Abrasive Methods Engineering
Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
Francis T. Farago, 1980
9
Advances in Grinding And Abrasive Technology XIII: Selected ...
This work is the result of a careful selection made from more than 300 extensively peer-reviewed papers treating recent advances in the field of abrasive technology.
Guangqi Cai, Xipeng Xu, Renke Kang, 2006
10
Advances in abrasive processes
Advances in the field of abrasive processes are therefore of great fundamental and practical interest. The present volume presents the state of the art of the field in the form of almost 100 invited contributions.
Xipeng Xu, Jianyun Shen, Yuan-Hui Li, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABRASIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abrasive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How ex-Cowboys DE, Hall-of-Famer Charles Haley tackles bipolar …
She admits his playing-days persona was "abrasive" but regrets that so few know the Charles Haley who wrote her poetry when they were at ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
2015 NHL free agency winners
That's going to be a scary duo for opposition teams to handle going forward, and the good news for the often-abrasive Kessel is that he doesn't ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
3
Moala rises from Blues to All Black
... Brad Weber and Charlie Ngatai and Hika Elliot's miraculous recovery from a near career-ending injury continues with the abrasive hooker ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Upset! Attacks on Trump are backfiring
Trump was always saying (however clumsily) what Middle America wanted to say, but he was too rich, too abrasive, too unrelatable for the ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
5
Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about
... the landmark Supreme Court ruling. The roundtable also considers Donald's Trump's strategy for his aggressive and abrasive publicity lately. «WFAA, Jul 15»
6
Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios is a real title threat, warns former …
You know, it's a sport,” Kyrgios said of his flashy, sometimes abrasive, on-court conduct that has polarised fans and challenged officialdom. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Heat wave complicates Hillcrest's prep for Boise Open
“I'd love to go out and brush the greens and get rid of more of the grain, but it's somewhat abrasive. You're just not doing some of the things ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
8
Retiring Steamboat exec Chris Diamond didn't set out to run ski …
#Diamond arrived in Steamboat in 1999 with a new ownership group, American Skiing Company, and its abrasive CEO, Les Otten. Otten was a ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»
9
Opinionator | How Therapists Mourn
... solidifying their internal pictures of him, memories they will nurture and embellish — softening the abrasive edges, just as they should. «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Wimbledon takeaways at the midway point
But the kid isn't without his controversy: Microphones caught him berating a chair umpire during his second-round match, and his abrasive ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

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