Adhesive vs Abrasive - What's the difference?
adhesive | abrasive |
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
(geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
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As adjectives the difference between adhesive and abrasive
is that adhesive is sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances while abrasive is producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.As nouns the difference between adhesive and abrasive
is that adhesive is a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion while abrasive is a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.adhesive
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(wikipedia adhesive)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
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* *abrasive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
- Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive .