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• After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.From the entry deburr
• EST was widely criticized for sanctifying selfishness and for abrasive and traumatic training sessions.1995, Jonathan Z. Smith, editor, HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion, New York: HarperSanFrancisco, →ISBN, pages 343, 365, 795. From the entry Scientology
• Abrasive papers and felt cloths with various grits were used for the prefinish.1964, NASA Technical Note (issues 1645-1657, page 4). From the entry prefinish
• This impact deaccelerates the abrasive blocks and then immediately accelerates abrasive blocks in a rebound direction as the vibration reverses.2017, Shengqiang Yang, Surface Finishing Theory and New Technology, page 84. From the entry deaccelerate
• Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier.2003, Frank Leishman, Paul Mason, Policing and the Media: Facts, Fictions and Factions, page 75. From the entry Dixonian
• Cryo processing increases abrasive wear with one permanent treatment.1999, The Logger and Lumberman Magazine. From the entry cryo processing
• While H&L abrasives are slightly more expensive, they can be more convenient and economical in the long run.1997 March, “Dust ports and sandpaper”, in Thomas Klenck, editor, Popular Mechanics, volume 174, number 3, Hearst Communications, Home &…. From the entry H&L
• Material removal occurs when the abrasive particles, suspended in the slurry, are struck on the downstroke of the vibrating tool.1992, ASM Materials Engineering Dictionary. From the entry microchip
• The velocity imparted to the abrasive particles causes microchipping and erosion as the particles impinge on the workpiece.1992, ASM Materials Engineering Dictionary. From the entry microchip
• "He was abrasive, abusive, probably a rageaholic.1992, Steven Womack, Dead Folks' Blues, Ballantine Books, →ISBN. From the entry rageaholic
• As sandpaper is pushed across wood, the abrasive grains dig into the surface and cut out minute shavings, which are called swarf in industry jargon.2004, Strother Purdy, “Making Sense of Sandpaper”, in Traditional Finishing Techniques (The New Best of Fine Woodworking), Newtown, Conn.…. From the entry swarf
• 'bitter whine'), v. 7, in sermo, has to say to the presentation of early Horatian poetics: the abrasive sting of an adoxographic poetry after Callimachus.1998, John [Graham Wilmot] Henderson, Fighting for Rome: Poets and Caesars, History and Civil War, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press…. From the entry adoxographic
• Because the hook-and-loop backing doesn't deteriorate, you can remove and reattach abrasives at whim and use them until the abrasive particles completely wear out.1997 March, “Dust ports and sandpaper”, in Thomas Klenck, editor, Popular Mechanics, volume 174, number 3, Hearst Communications, Home &…. From the entry H&L
• Harlem comes through as an urban hothouse mean with exotic hustle and violence, a tangible asphalt jungle with its own abrasive laws of motion.1976, A. Robert Lee, “Violence Real and Imagined: The World of Chester Himes' Novels”, in Negro American Literature Forum, volume 10…. From the entry asphalt jungle
• Also, rift sawn timber gives a harder wearing surface than the other and hence these may be used in flooring and other locations subjected to abrasive actions.2003, . B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, & Arun Kr. Jain, Basic Civil Engineering, →ISBN, page 79. From the entry tangentially
• Brantly's monograph is the first book-length study of this proud, abrasive Scandinavophile and feminist writer and, as such, a valuable contribution to an understanding of fin de siècle Europe.1993, Beverley Driver Eddy, “The Life and Writings of Laura Marholm, by Susan Brantly [Book Review]”, in The Journal of English and…. From the entry Scandinavophile
• They are the abrasive breed of radio and television personalities, most of them talk-show hosts, who treat their profession as a verbal adjunct to street fighting. . . .1984 July 9, Richard Lacayo et al., “Show Business: Audiences Love to Hate Them”, in Time. From the entry occupational hazard
• In spring when the sky was dotted with paper kites, the young men and boys allowed the girls to hold the manja, kite string made abrasive with finely crushed glass.2008, Bapsi Sidhwa, The Pakistani Bride, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry manja

Meaning of abrasive

1. adjective Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
2. adjective Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
3. noun A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

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How do you use abrasive in a sentence?

Abrasive is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.”

What is a short sentence with abrasive?

“"He was abrasive, abusive, probably a rageaholic.”

What does abrasive mean?

Abrasive means producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.