Abradable
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
to scrape off.
verb
(transitive) to scrape away or wear down by friction; erode
v.
1670s, from Latin abradere “to scrape off” (see abrasion). Related: Abraded; abrading.
abrade a·brade (ə-brād’)
v. a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing, a·brades
To wear away by mechanical action.
To scrape away the surface layer from a part.
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