What does "abrasive" mean?

A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

What is a synonym for "abrasive"?

Common synonyms include: abradant, ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, abrasive material.

How do you pronounce "abrasive"?

Pronounced //əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv//.

Abrasive

//əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
2
a substance that abrades or wears down wordnet
3
Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

Adjective

1
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
2
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
"An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities."