Sentence examples for was abraded from inspiring English sources
verb
To rub or wear off; erode.
The bone surface was abraded to remove any contaminants and the sample was pulverized.
The exposed surface was abraded with different grades of emery papers, washed with water and degreased with acetone.
The recurrence was most likely caused by the seeding of exfoliated tumor cells into the perianal skin which was abraded by the retractor.
The working electrode was abraded with 1200-grit SiC paper, polished with 1.0, 0.3 and 0.05 μm Al2O3 powder and then ultrasonically cleaned in deionized water.
In contrast, substantial transfer of PBDEs to dust was detected when the TV casing was abraded using a magnetic stirrer bar.
The surface was abraded with a silicon carbide sandpaper disk (3 M Brazil) coupled to a polisher (Arotec Ind. Com. S. A., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) under constant cooling to expose a dentin surface of medium depth.
In the wake of the Holocaust and Hiroshima, Mr. Golub was abrading, chipping and attacking his surfaces.
"Older strands of social connection were being abraded — even destroyed — by technological and economic and social change," he wrote.
Since abrasive wear takes place when the abrading material is rough and harder than the surface to be abraded, it can be prevented either by eliminating the hard, rough constituent or by making the surface to be protected harder still.
The woman crouched at his feet may actually be taking the wings from his ankles, but it's hard to tell because this area is abraded.
His forearms were abraded, from rubbing on the metal, and, on the middle finger of his left hand, a flap of skin had pulled back like the tab on a can.
