abrasion

process of wearing down or wearing away of rocks by the hard particles carried by rivers, glaciers, wind and waves
Thing geological_process Q188842
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abrasion

Summary

abrasion is a geological process[1]. abrasion has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • abrasion's instance of is recorded as geological process[3].
  • abrasion is a type of abrasion[4].
  • abrasion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abrasion[5].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • abrasion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • abrasion's has effect is recorded as coastal erosion[12].
  • abrasion's different from is recorded as Abrasion[13].

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Definition and Type

abrasion's instance of is recorded as geological process[3]. abrasion is a type of abrasion[4].

Why It Matters

abrasion has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] abrasion is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id razdely/priroda/relef/abraziya
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8373]]: razdely/priroda/relef/abraziya"
  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Abrasion
    Instance of
    Svkkl authority id 0212711-abraze-geologie
    Instance of geological process
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0212711-abraze-geologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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