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Exfoliation vs Abrasion - What's the difference?

exfoliation | abrasion |

As nouns the difference between exfoliation and abrasion

is that exfoliation is the scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated while abrasion is the act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.

exfoliation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
  • The loss of leaves from a plant.
  • The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

    • See also

    * exfoliant * foliate * foliation ----

    abrasion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
  • (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
  • (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
  • An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
  • (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
  • (dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * abrade

    See also

    * contusion * laceration

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