detrition

Noun
Synonyms: abrasionattritioncorrasiongrindingfrictionrubbing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. erosion by frictionSynonyms: abrasionattritioncorrasion
  2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or iceSynonyms: grindingabrasionattrition
  3. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressureSynonyms: frictionrubbing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Detrition \De*tri"tion\, n. [LL. detritio. See Detriment.] A wearing off or away. [1913 Webster]

Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [1913 Webster]

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