Definitions for abrasive
əˈbreɪ sɪv, -zɪvabra·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abrasive, abradant, abrasive materialadjective

   a substance that abrades or wears down

2. abrasive, scratchyadjective

   causing abrasion

3. harsh, abrasiveadjective

   sharply disagreeable; rigorous

   "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abrasivenoun

   A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

2. abrasivenoun

   Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

3. abrasiveadjective

   Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

4. abrasiveadjective

   Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing iiritation.

5. Etymology: First attested in 1805. Sense 2 first attested in 1925.

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1. abrasive

   Abrasive refers to any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface. It can also refer to someone who demonstrates harsh, rough, or rude behavior that is annoying or unpleasant to others. Thus, it has both a physical and a behavioral context.

2. abrasive

   Abrasive refers to any material or substance that is used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or scraping. It is characterized by being rough and capable of wearing down or rubbing away something by friction. In a figurative sense, it can also refer to a person or behavior that is harsh, rude, or annoyingly insensitive.

3. abrasive

   Abrasive refers to any material or substance that is used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding. It can also refer to a person or behavior that is harsh, rough, rude, or unkind, often causing irritation or discomfort.

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1. Abrasiveadjective

   producing abrasion

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1. 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 it 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 act by abrasion but are not classed as abrasives as they are a shaped bar of metal. However, diamond files are a form of coated abrasive.

How to pronounce abrasive?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abrasive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abrasive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of abrasive in a Sentence

1. Kelly Johnson-Arbor:

   Any of the currently available products can be hazardous to children, disinfectants generally have similar compositions. They're generally made up of bleaches, ammonium compounds, alcohols, abrasive agents — all of those things are potentially toxic.

2. Nicki Minaj:

   Maybe some people would describe me as abrasive or bitchy or whatever because I vowed from that age no man would ever abuse me, call me out my name or treat me like that, then all of a sudden that was my life.

3. Akilah Ensley:

   Some of them were nice, and some were rather abrasive.

4. Bridget Marquardt:

   Hef would be pretty abrasive in the way The Girls said things to Holly Madison, it was very frustrating to live with every day, all of the drama that was going on and the tensions.

5. Chris Widga:

   They evolved to basically take advantage of a grazing niche, eating a lot of abrasive vegetation like grasses.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abrasive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abrasive
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abrasive
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=abrasive