Definitions for abrasiveness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bra•siveəˈbreɪ sɪv, -zɪv(adj.)
tending to abrade; causing abrasion.
tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive:
an abrasive personality.
(n.)any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, smoothing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
Category: Machinery
Origin of abrasive:
1870–75
a•bra′sive•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness(noun)
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
abrasiveness(noun)
the quality of being sharply disagreeable
Wiktionary
abrasiveness(Noun)
the property or quality of being abrasive
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