Abrasion

Abrasion

The wearing away of rock surfaces by small particles moved by air or water. Abrasiveness also seems to be the one quality currently shared by most political appointees and prominent heads of state. See Ontogenetic Crippling.

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abrasion

Automotive; Automobile

(1) Wearing or rubbing away some surface because of friction. (2) Mechanical wearing away of rocks by rubbing during movement.

abrasion

Machine tools; Bearings

The wearing away of a surface by mechanical action such as rubbing, scraping or erosion.

abrasion

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The mechanical process of gradually breaking down a hard layer.

abrasives

Construction;

a substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.

abrasion

Construction;

the process of scraping or wearing something away:

ecosystem

Biology; Ecology

A biotic system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms in a particular area with their environments, is named as ecosystem.

climax

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The steady, end stage in ecological evolution of a variety of plant and animal species is termed as climax.

ground water

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manure

Biology; Ecology

Animal wastes that are added to soil as a fertilizer. Manure is usually made from the wastes of horse, cow, and chicken.

ecology

Biology; Ecology

The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments is called ecology.

habitat

Biology; Ecology

An organism's native environment.

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