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rough material used to shape objects by friction
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abrasive

Summary

abrasive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • abrasive is a type of material[2].
  • abrasive is used for abrasive machining[3].
  • abrasive's Commons category is recorded as Grinding and lapping[4].
  • abrasive's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abrasives[5].
  • abrasive's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[6].
  • abrasive's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[7].

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Definition and Type

abrasive is a type of material[2].

Use and Application

abrasive is used for abrasive machining[3].

Why It Matters

abrasive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[1] abrasive has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] abrasive is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → material
    Topic's main category → Category:Abrasives
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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